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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Phenotypic characterization and prognostic impact of circulating γδ and αβ T‐cells in metastatic malignant melanoma
Contributor:
Wistuba‐Hamprecht, Kilian;
Di Benedetto, Svetlana;
Schilling, Bastian;
Sucker, Antje;
Schadendorf, Dirk;
Garbe, Claus;
Weide, Benjamin;
Pawelec, Graham
Published:
Wiley, 2016
Published in:
International Journal of Cancer, 138 (2016) 3, Seite 698-704
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/ijc.29818
ISSN:
0020-7136;
1097-0215
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Human T cells carrying γδ T‐cell receptors (TCRs) represent a minor population relative to those with αβ TCRs. There has been much interest recently in the possibility of using these γδ T‐cells in cancer therapy because they can kill tumor cells in vitro in an MHC‐unrestricted manner, and possess potential regulatory capability and antigen‐presenting capacity. The presence of γδ T‐cells in late‐stage melanoma patients and their relationship with survival has not been extensively explored, although relatively lower percentages of total γδ T‐cells and Vδ2+ cells have been reported. Here, we present a detailed analysis of associations of γδ T‐cell subsets and differentiation stages with survival in Stage IV patients, compared with CD4+ and CD8+ αβ T‐cells. We found an increased Vδ1:Vδ2‐ratio and a decreased CD4:CD8‐ratio in patients compared to healthy controls, on the basis both of relative frequencies and absolute cell counts per μL blood. Nonetheless, Kaplan–Meier analyses showed that a higher than median frequency of Vδ1+ cells was negatively associated with survival, whereas there were no positive or negative associations with frequencies of Vδ2+ cells. Correlations of cell differentiation status with survival revealed a negative association of early‐differentiated Vδ1+ T cells with survival, both on the basis of relative frequencies and absolute counts. There was also a positive correlation between the frequencies of early‐differentiated CD8+ αβ T‐cells and survival. Our findings suggest peripheral blood frequencies of Vδ1+ T‐cells as a potential prognostic marker in melanoma. The mechanisms by which higher abundance of Vδ1+ cells are associated with poorer survival require determination.