PMID- 36323071 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221128 LR - 20231202 IS - 1879-0593 (Electronic) IS - 1368-8375 (Print) IS - 1368-8375 (Linking) VI - 135 DP - 2022 Dec TI - Prognostic value of CD103(+) tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) combined positive score in recurrent laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 106226 LID - S1368-8375(22)00515-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106226 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: In an evolving era of immunotherapeutic options for persistent or recurrent laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), there is a need for improved biomarkers of treatment response and survival to inform optimal treatment selection and prognostication. Herein, our primary objective was to explore correlations between tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and PD-L1 Combined Positive Score (CPS). Secondarily, we sought to explore their combined association with survival outcomes in patients with persistent or recurrent LSCC treated with salvage surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study at a single academic medical center. Immunohistochemistry staining for TILs and PD-L1 was performed on a tissue microarray of persistent or recurrent LSCC pathologic specimens. Correlations between TIL subsets and PD-L1 CPS were examined using Pearson's correlation coefficient and survival outcomes were analyzed with the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank tests. RESULTS: Only CD103(+) TILs showed a statistically significant, weakly-positive correlation with PD-L1 CPS (r(2) = 0.264, p < 0.015). No other TIL subsets correlated with PD-L1 CPS in our cohort. The most favorable survival outcomes were seen in patients with pathologic N0 tumors showing high CD103(+) TILs and/or high PD-L1 CPS staining. CONCLUSION: Among patients with persistent or recurrent LSCC, CD103(+) TILs only modestly correlated with PD-L1 CPS. A combined biomarker score incorporating CD103(+) TILs and PD-L1 CPS greatly enhanced survival discrimination. This model may have additional utility in predicting the clinical benefit of immunotherapies in persistent or recurrent LSCC in the future. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Smith, Joshua D AU - Smith JD AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Bellile, Emily L AU - Bellile EL AD - Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Ellsperman, Susan E AU - Ellsperman SE AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Heft-Neal, Molly E AU - Heft-Neal ME AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Mann, Jacqueline E AU - Mann JE AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Birkeland, Andrew C AU - Birkeland AC AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Hoesli, Rebecca C AU - Hoesli RC AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Swiecicki, Paul L AU - Swiecicki PL AD - Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Worden, Francis P AU - Worden FP AD - Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Schonewolf, Caitlin AU - Schonewolf C AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Shah, Jennifer L AU - Shah JL AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Mierzwa, Michelle L AU - Mierzwa ML AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Rosko, Andrew J AU - Rosko AJ AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Stucken, Chaz L AU - Stucken CL AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Chinn, Steven B AU - Chinn SB AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Shuman, Andrew G AU - Shuman AG AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Casper, Keith A AU - Casper KA AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Malloy, Kelly M AU - Malloy KM AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Prince, Mark E P AU - Prince MEP AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Wolf, Gregory T AU - Wolf GT AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Thomas, Dafydd G AU - Thomas DG AD - Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - McHugh, Jonathan B AU - McHugh JB AD - Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Chad Brenner, J AU - Chad Brenner J AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. FAU - Spector, Matthew E AU - Spector ME AD - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. Electronic address: mspector@med.umich.edu. LA - eng GR - P30 CA046592/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 DC005356/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221028 PL - England TA - Oral Oncol JT - Oral oncology JID - 9709118 RN - 0 (CD274 protein, human) RN - 0 (B7-H1 Antigen) RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/pathology MH - B7-H1 Antigen MH - Prognosis MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/pathology MH - Retrospective Studies MH - *Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology MH - Biomarkers, Tumor PMC - PMC10099383 MID - NIHMS1866174 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CD103 OT - Combined positive score OT - Head and neck OT - Larynx OT - PD-L1 OT - Squamous cell carcinoma OT - Survival OT - Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2022/11/03 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/29 06:00 PMCR- 2023/12/01 CRDT- 2022/11/02 19:14 PHST- 2022/08/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/10/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/02 19:14 [entrez] PHST- 2023/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1368-8375(22)00515-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106226 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oral Oncol. 2022 Dec;135:106226. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106226. Epub 2022 Oct 28.