Pre-treatment CD8+ tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte density predicts distant metastasis after definitive treatment in patients with stage III/IV hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Takeharu OnoK AzumaA KawaharaJ AkibaT KakumaS ChitoseH Umeno

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2018)

Higher pre-treatment CD8+ tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte density is a useful predictive biomarker for reduced distant metastasis and better prognosis.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
lymph node
peripheral blood
rectal cancer
smoking cessation