Lymphocytic infiltration in stage II microsatellite stable colorectal tumors: A retrospective prognosis biomarker analysis.
Vicente MartínMarilena MelasAsaf MaozStephanie L SchmitHedy S RennertFlavio LejbkowiczJoel K GreensonXavier SanjuanMaria Lopez-ZambranoMaria Henar AlonsoChenxu QuKevin J McDonnellGregory E IdosMarissa VignaliRyan EmersonPaul A FieldsElisabet GuinóCristina SantosRamon SalazarHarlan S RobinsGadi RennertStephen B GruberVictor MorenoPublished in: PLoS medicine (2020)
Results from this study demonstrate that tumor lymphocytes, assessed by TCR repertoire quantification based on a sequencing method, are an independent prognostic factor in microsatellite stable stage II CRC.