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Tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes: friends or foes?
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The prognostic significance of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) has been a longstanding topic of debate. In cases where TILs have improved patient outcome, T lymphocytes are recognized as the main effectors of antitumor immune responses. However, recent studies have revealed that a subset of CD4(+) T cells, referred to as CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells (Treg), may accumulate in the tumor environment and suppress tumor-specific T-cell responses, thereby hindering tumor rejection. Hence, predicting tumor behavior on the basis of an indiscriminate evaluation of tumor-infiltrating T cells may result in inconsistent prognostic accuracy. The presence of infiltrating CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg may be detrimental to the host defense against the tumor, while the presence of effector T lymphocytes, including CD8(+) T cells and non-regulatory CD4(+) helper T cells may be beneficial. Enhanced recruitment of antitumor effector T lymphocytes to tumor tissue in addition to inhibition of local Treg, may therefore be an ideal target for improving cancer immunotherapy. This article reviews the antitumor functions of T-lymphocytes, with special attention given to CD4(+) regulatory T-cells within the tumor environment.
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- Authors
- Yu, P., & Fu, Y.-X.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Yu, Ping
- Fu, Yang-Xin
- ORCID
- Fu, Yang-Xin
- Venue
- Laboratory Investigation
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-03
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 231-245
- ISSN
- 0023-6837 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2061590134
- Cited by
- 299
- References
- 211
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- FWCI
- 1.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Laboratory Investigation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Keywords
- tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, regulatory T cells, CD4+CD25+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T helper cells, antitumor immunity, tumor immunosuppression, prognostic value, cancer immunotherapy
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Neoplasms, Prognosis, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, T-Lymphocyte Subsets, Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
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