The immunologic tumor microenvironment in endometrioid endometrial cancer in the morphomolecular context: mutual correlations and prognostic impact depending on molecular alterations.
Barbara WillvonsederFabian StögbauerKatja SteigerMoritz JesinghausPeer-Hendrik KuhnChristine BrambsJutta EngelHolger BrongerGeorg Philipp SchmidtBernhard HallerWilko WeichertGisela KellerAurelia NoskeNicole PfarrMelanie BoxbergPublished in: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII (2020)
EC morphology and immunology differ depending on genetics. Our study delineated two molecularly distinct subgroups of immunogenic EC characterized by high-density TIL-infiltration: MSI EC and high-grade POLE-wildtype/microsatellite-stable-EC. Prognostic impact of TIL-populations relied on TCGA-subgroups indicating specific roles for TIL depending on molecular background. In NSMP, histopathological grading was the only prognostic biomarker demonstrating the relevance of WHO-grading in an era of molecular subtyping.