Prognostic value of FoxP3 and CTLA-4 expression in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.

BACKGROUND:Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes include tumor-reactive lymphocytes and regulatory T-cells. However, the prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains unclear. METHODS:We used immunohistochemistry to evaluate the presence of tumor-infiltra...

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Main Authors: Kazushige Koike, Hironari Dehari, Kazuhiro Ogi, Shota Shimizu, Koyo Nishiyama, Tomoko Sonoda, Takanori Sasaki, Takashi Sasaya, Kei Tsuchihashi, Tadashi Hasegawa, Toshihiko Torigoe, Hiroyoshi Hiratsuka, Akihiro Miyazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237465