The clinical implication of CD45RA+ naïve T cells and CD45RO+ memory T cells in advanced pancreatic cancer: a proxy for tumor biology and outcome prediction

Abstract Naïve and memory T cells play a pivotal role in solid tumor pathogenesis but their role in pancreatic cancer progression remains elusive. Thus, we aimed to investigate their clinical potential in advanced pancreatic cancer (APC). Flow cytometry was performed to evaluate the level of baselin...

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Main Authors: Junjie Hang, Junjie Huang, Siyuan Zhou, Lixia Wu, Yingwei Zhu, Lina Zhu, Hanyu Zhou, Kequn Xu, Hua Jiang, Xuguang Yang
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1988
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author Junjie Hang
Junjie Huang
Siyuan Zhou
Lixia Wu
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Lina Zhu
Hanyu Zhou
Kequn Xu
Hua Jiang
Xuguang Yang
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Junjie Huang
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Lixia Wu
Yingwei Zhu
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description Abstract Naïve and memory T cells play a pivotal role in solid tumor pathogenesis but their role in pancreatic cancer progression remains elusive. Thus, we aimed to investigate their clinical potential in advanced pancreatic cancer (APC). Flow cytometry was performed to evaluate the level of baseline peripheral naïve and memory T cells from 137 APC patients before receiving first‐line chemotherapy. Interrelationships between naïve, memory T cells and clinicopathological variables were evaluated using Pearson’s correlation. The prognostic impact of naïve and memory T cells were assessed by Kaplan‐Meier analysis and Cox regression. The correlation between naïve/memory T cells and tumor progression was investigated by Student’s t test. CD4+ naïve/memory ratio showed close correlations with hemoglobin, red blood cell (RBC), absolute neutrophil count (ANC) and platelet while CD8+ naïve/memory ratio was correlated with hemoglobin, RBC and CEA. Higher baseline lever of CD4+CD45RO+/CD4+ was correlated with better overall survival (OS) (P = 0.036). Patients with CD4+ naïve/memory ratio ≥0.36 had a poorer OS than those with CD4+ naïve/memory ratio <0.36 (P = 0.021). In addition, CD4+ naïve/memory ratio showed independent prognostic impact (HR 1.427, 95% CI 1.033‐1.973, P = 0.031). Furthermore, poorer clinical response was correlated with higher level of CD8+ naïve/memory ratio after the third cycle of chemotherapy (P = 0.01). Besides, patients with a lower level of CD8+ naïve/memory ratio had longer progression‐free survival (PFS) (P = 0.028). We propose CD4+ naïve/memory ratio as a novel prognostic biomarker for APC. In addition, CD8+ naïve/memory ratio can be a candidate marker for predicting PFS and the change of its level may reflect the progression of APC.
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spelling doaj-art-852b379bdbfd4aeba927b023053a58d92025-01-31T08:47:43ZengWileyCancer Medicine2045-76342019-03-01831326133510.1002/cam4.1988The clinical implication of CD45RA+ naïve T cells and CD45RO+ memory T cells in advanced pancreatic cancer: a proxy for tumor biology and outcome predictionJunjie Hang0Junjie Huang1Siyuan Zhou2Lixia Wu3Yingwei Zhu4Lina Zhu5Hanyu Zhou6Kequn Xu7Hua Jiang8Xuguang Yang9Department of Oncology, Changzhou No.2 People’s Hospital Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Changzhou Jiangsu ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong ChinaDepartment of Oncology, Changzhou No.2 People’s Hospital Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Changzhou Jiangsu ChinaDepartment of Oncology Shanghai JingAn District ZhaBei Central Hospital Shanghai ChinaDepartment of Oncology, Changzhou No.2 People’s Hospital Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Changzhou Jiangsu ChinaDepartment of Oncology, Changzhou No.2 People’s Hospital Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Changzhou Jiangsu ChinaDepartment of Oncology, Changzhou No.2 People’s Hospital Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Changzhou Jiangsu ChinaDepartment of Oncology, Changzhou No.2 People’s Hospital Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Changzhou Jiangsu ChinaDepartment of Oncology, Changzhou No.2 People’s Hospital Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Changzhou Jiangsu ChinaState Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai ChinaAbstract Naïve and memory T cells play a pivotal role in solid tumor pathogenesis but their role in pancreatic cancer progression remains elusive. Thus, we aimed to investigate their clinical potential in advanced pancreatic cancer (APC). Flow cytometry was performed to evaluate the level of baseline peripheral naïve and memory T cells from 137 APC patients before receiving first‐line chemotherapy. Interrelationships between naïve, memory T cells and clinicopathological variables were evaluated using Pearson’s correlation. The prognostic impact of naïve and memory T cells were assessed by Kaplan‐Meier analysis and Cox regression. The correlation between naïve/memory T cells and tumor progression was investigated by Student’s t test. CD4+ naïve/memory ratio showed close correlations with hemoglobin, red blood cell (RBC), absolute neutrophil count (ANC) and platelet while CD8+ naïve/memory ratio was correlated with hemoglobin, RBC and CEA. Higher baseline lever of CD4+CD45RO+/CD4+ was correlated with better overall survival (OS) (P = 0.036). Patients with CD4+ naïve/memory ratio ≥0.36 had a poorer OS than those with CD4+ naïve/memory ratio <0.36 (P = 0.021). In addition, CD4+ naïve/memory ratio showed independent prognostic impact (HR 1.427, 95% CI 1.033‐1.973, P = 0.031). Furthermore, poorer clinical response was correlated with higher level of CD8+ naïve/memory ratio after the third cycle of chemotherapy (P = 0.01). Besides, patients with a lower level of CD8+ naïve/memory ratio had longer progression‐free survival (PFS) (P = 0.028). We propose CD4+ naïve/memory ratio as a novel prognostic biomarker for APC. In addition, CD8+ naïve/memory ratio can be a candidate marker for predicting PFS and the change of its level may reflect the progression of APC.https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1988advanced pancreatic cancermemory T cellsnaïve T cellsprognostic valueprogression prediction
spellingShingle Junjie Hang
Junjie Huang
Siyuan Zhou
Lixia Wu
Yingwei Zhu
Lina Zhu
Hanyu Zhou
Kequn Xu
Hua Jiang
Xuguang Yang
The clinical implication of CD45RA+ naïve T cells and CD45RO+ memory T cells in advanced pancreatic cancer: a proxy for tumor biology and outcome prediction
Cancer Medicine
advanced pancreatic cancer
memory T cells
naïve T cells
prognostic value
progression prediction
title The clinical implication of CD45RA+ naïve T cells and CD45RO+ memory T cells in advanced pancreatic cancer: a proxy for tumor biology and outcome prediction
title_full The clinical implication of CD45RA+ naïve T cells and CD45RO+ memory T cells in advanced pancreatic cancer: a proxy for tumor biology and outcome prediction
title_fullStr The clinical implication of CD45RA+ naïve T cells and CD45RO+ memory T cells in advanced pancreatic cancer: a proxy for tumor biology and outcome prediction
title_full_unstemmed The clinical implication of CD45RA+ naïve T cells and CD45RO+ memory T cells in advanced pancreatic cancer: a proxy for tumor biology and outcome prediction
title_short The clinical implication of CD45RA+ naïve T cells and CD45RO+ memory T cells in advanced pancreatic cancer: a proxy for tumor biology and outcome prediction
title_sort clinical implication of cd45ra naive t cells and cd45ro memory t cells in advanced pancreatic cancer a proxy for tumor biology and outcome prediction
topic advanced pancreatic cancer
memory T cells
naïve T cells
prognostic value
progression prediction
url https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1988
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