Association of expression of immune checkpoints in tumor

Objectives: The role of inhibitory immune checkpoints (ICs), which are expressed on tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes (TILs) in colorectal cancer (CRC), and their associations with disease-free survival (DFS) have not been fully elucidated.

Methods: This study evaluated the associations between ICs expressed on CD4+ TILs and DFS in forty-five treatment-naïve CRC patients. Initially, we investigated the associations of ICs, including PD-1, TIGIT, LAG-3, and TIM-3, expressed on CD4+ TILs with DFS.
Results: There were no statistically significant differences in the associations between the levels of all single IC-expressing CD4+ TILs and DFS. Interestingly, when PD-1 was combined with other ICs, we found that a lack of PD-1 expression on LAG-3+CD4+ TILs (PD-1-LAG-3+) was significantly associated with shorter DFS. Additionally, a lack of expression of both PD-1 and TIGIT (PD-1-TIGIT-) on CD4+ TILs was associated with shorter DFS.
Conclusion: We identified two CD4+ T-cell subpopulations (PD-1-LAG-3+ and PD-1-TIGIT-) associated with worse DFS. Our findings highlight the importance of investigating multiple IC co-expressions to determine the exact subpopulations associated with patient prognoses. This preliminary study requires further validation in a larger cohort of CRC patients.

Elkord, E. (2025). Association of expression of immune checkpoints in tumor-infiltrating CD4+ T lymphocytes with disease-free survival in colorectal cancer patients. Cancer Immunology Connect, 1, 1. Article doi.org/10.69709/CIConnect.2025.119991.

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