The Immune Microenvironment Impacts Survival in Western Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma.
Abhineet UppalAhmed DehalShu-Ching ChangDany BarrakYalda NaeiniJohn R JalasAnton J BilchikPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)
This is the first report in US patients to demonstrate that high expression of multiple subsets of T lymphocytes in GA is associated with better OS independent of clinical factors and anatomic stage. Further evaluation of immune-modulating mechanisms may explain survival differences between Western and Eastern patients and provide opportunity for novel treatments.