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Jan 2019 Therapeutic advances in medical oncology

Can the plasma PD-1 levels predict the presence and efficiency of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in patients with metastatic melanoma?

Authors

Incorvaia L, Badalamenti G, Rinaldi G, Iovanna JL, Olive D, Swayden M, Terruso L, Vincenzi B, Fulfaro F, Bazan V, Fanale D

Summary

The immune response in melanoma patients is locally affected by presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), generally divided into brisk, nonbrisk, and absent. Several studies have shown that a greater presence of TILs, especially brisk, in primary melanoma is associated with a better prognosis and higher survival rate.

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