Tumor stromal type is associated with stromal PD-L1 expression and predicts outcomes in breast cancer

Qinglian Zhai, Jiawen Fan, Qiulian Lin, Xia Liu, Jinting Li, Ruoxi Hong and Shusen Wang

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: Background/Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between stromal types, PD-L1 status and clinicopathological characteristics in patients with different molecular subtypes of breast cancer. Materials and methods: Protein expression levels of PD-L1 were determined by immunohistochemistry assay. Stromal type was classified based on the maturity of the tumor stroma. Results: Different subtypes of breast cancer had distinct stromal types. Tumors from patients with mature stroma had lower pathological N stage and AJCC stage, more frequent high p53 expression and positive stromal PD-L1 staining. Hormone receptor negative patients had higher frequency of positive stromal PD-L1 staining. Stromal PD-L1 status was also associated with different breast cancer subtypes and EGFR expression level. Importantly, our data revealed that stromal types and stromal PD-L1 status were independent prognostic factors. Conclusion: This study highlighted the importance of stromal types and stromal PD-L1 status in determining clinical outcomes in patients with breast cancer, and suggested that stromal type classification might be readily incorporated into routine clinical risk assessment following curative resection or optimal therapeutic design.

Date: 2019
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