Linear quantification of lymphoid infiltration of the tumor margin: a reproducible method, developed with colorectal cancer tissues, for assessing a highly variable prognostic factor
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lymphoid infiltration is a prognostic marker in solid tumors, such as colorectal, breast and lung carcinomas. However, lymphoid infiltration is heterogeneous and the reproducibility of quantification based on single counts within a t...
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| author | Allard Marc-Antoine Bachet Jean Baptiste Beauchet Alain Julie Catherine Malafosse Robert Penna Christophe Nordlinger Bernard Emile Jean-François |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lymphoid infiltration is a prognostic marker in solid tumors, such as colorectal, breast and lung carcinomas. However, lymphoid infiltration is heterogeneous and the reproducibility of quantification based on single counts within a tumor is very low. We aimed to develop a reproducible method for evaluating lymphoid infiltration in tumors.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Virtual slides were obtained from tissue sections from the localized colorectal carcinomas of 117 patients, stained for CD3 and CD45R0. We assessed the variation of lymphoid cell density by automatic counts in 1 mm-wide, 5 μm-long segments of the invasive front, along an axis 4 mm in length running perpendicular to the invasive front of the tumor.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We plotted curves of the variation of lymphocyte density across the tumor front. Three distinct patterns emerged from this linear quantification of lymphocyte (LQLI). In pattern 1, there was a high density of lymphocytes within the tumor. In pattern 2, lymphocyte density peaked close to the invasive margin. In pattern 3, lymphocytes were diffusely distributed, at low density. It was possible to classify all the tumors studied, and interobserver reproducibility was excellent (kappa =0.9). By contrast, single counts of CD3<sup>+</sup> cells on tissue microarrays were highly variable for a given LQLI pattern, confirming the heterogeneity of lymphoid infiltration within individual tumors. In univariate analysis, all pathologic features (stage, metastatic lymph node ratio (LNR), vascular embolism, perineural invasion), CD3<sup>+</sup> cell density, LQLI patterns for CD3<sup>+</sup> and CD45R0<sup>+</sup> cells) were found to have a significant effect on disease-free survival (DFS). In multivariate analysis, only the LQLI pattern for CD3<sup>+</sup> cells (HR: 6.02; 95% CI: 2.74-13.18) and metastatic lymph node ratio (HR: 6.14; 95% CI: 2.32-16.2) were associated with DFS.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>LQLI is an automated, reproducible method for the assessment of lymphoid infiltration. However, validation of its prognostic value in larger series is required before its introduction into routine practice for prognostic evaluation in patients with colorectal carcinomas.</p> <p>Virtual slides</p> <p>The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: <url>http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/9861460717895880</url></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae8c0c0cae034ab9b23d1e4d716fb4402022-12-21T18:02:05ZengBMCDiagnostic Pathology1746-15962012-11-017115610.1186/1746-1596-7-156Linear quantification of lymphoid infiltration of the tumor margin: a reproducible method, developed with colorectal cancer tissues, for assessing a highly variable prognostic factorAllard Marc-AntoineBachet Jean BaptisteBeauchet AlainJulie CatherineMalafosse RobertPenna ChristopheNordlinger BernardEmile Jean-François<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lymphoid infiltration is a prognostic marker in solid tumors, such as colorectal, breast and lung carcinomas. However, lymphoid infiltration is heterogeneous and the reproducibility of quantification based on single counts within a tumor is very low. We aimed to develop a reproducible method for evaluating lymphoid infiltration in tumors.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Virtual slides were obtained from tissue sections from the localized colorectal carcinomas of 117 patients, stained for CD3 and CD45R0. We assessed the variation of lymphoid cell density by automatic counts in 1 mm-wide, 5 μm-long segments of the invasive front, along an axis 4 mm in length running perpendicular to the invasive front of the tumor.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We plotted curves of the variation of lymphocyte density across the tumor front. Three distinct patterns emerged from this linear quantification of lymphocyte (LQLI). In pattern 1, there was a high density of lymphocytes within the tumor. In pattern 2, lymphocyte density peaked close to the invasive margin. In pattern 3, lymphocytes were diffusely distributed, at low density. It was possible to classify all the tumors studied, and interobserver reproducibility was excellent (kappa =0.9). By contrast, single counts of CD3<sup>+</sup> cells on tissue microarrays were highly variable for a given LQLI pattern, confirming the heterogeneity of lymphoid infiltration within individual tumors. In univariate analysis, all pathologic features (stage, metastatic lymph node ratio (LNR), vascular embolism, perineural invasion), CD3<sup>+</sup> cell density, LQLI patterns for CD3<sup>+</sup> and CD45R0<sup>+</sup> cells) were found to have a significant effect on disease-free survival (DFS). In multivariate analysis, only the LQLI pattern for CD3<sup>+</sup> cells (HR: 6.02; 95% CI: 2.74-13.18) and metastatic lymph node ratio (HR: 6.14; 95% CI: 2.32-16.2) were associated with DFS.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>LQLI is an automated, reproducible method for the assessment of lymphoid infiltration. However, validation of its prognostic value in larger series is required before its introduction into routine practice for prognostic evaluation in patients with colorectal carcinomas.</p> <p>Virtual slides</p> <p>The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: <url>http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/9861460717895880</url></p>http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/7/1/156Tumor infiltrationLymphocytesInvasive marginLinear quantificationColorectal cancerImage analysisAutomated count |
| spellingShingle | Allard Marc-Antoine Bachet Jean Baptiste Beauchet Alain Julie Catherine Malafosse Robert Penna Christophe Nordlinger Bernard Emile Jean-François Linear quantification of lymphoid infiltration of the tumor margin: a reproducible method, developed with colorectal cancer tissues, for assessing a highly variable prognostic factor Diagnostic Pathology Tumor infiltration Lymphocytes Invasive margin Linear quantification Colorectal cancer Image analysis Automated count |
| title | Linear quantification of lymphoid infiltration of the tumor margin: a reproducible method, developed with colorectal cancer tissues, for assessing a highly variable prognostic factor |
| title_full | Linear quantification of lymphoid infiltration of the tumor margin: a reproducible method, developed with colorectal cancer tissues, for assessing a highly variable prognostic factor |
| title_fullStr | Linear quantification of lymphoid infiltration of the tumor margin: a reproducible method, developed with colorectal cancer tissues, for assessing a highly variable prognostic factor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Linear quantification of lymphoid infiltration of the tumor margin: a reproducible method, developed with colorectal cancer tissues, for assessing a highly variable prognostic factor |
| title_short | Linear quantification of lymphoid infiltration of the tumor margin: a reproducible method, developed with colorectal cancer tissues, for assessing a highly variable prognostic factor |
| title_sort | linear quantification of lymphoid infiltration of the tumor margin a reproducible method developed with colorectal cancer tissues for assessing a highly variable prognostic factor |
| topic | Tumor infiltration Lymphocytes Invasive margin Linear quantification Colorectal cancer Image analysis Automated count |
| url | http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/7/1/156 |
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