Relationship between tumor-associated immune infiltrate and p16 staining over clinicopathological features in acral lentiginous melanoma

C. A. Castaneda, M. Castillo, C. Torres-Cabala, L. A. Bernabe, S. Casavilca, V. Villegas, J. Sanchez, M. de la Cruz, J. Dunstan, J. M. Cotrina, H. L. Gomez, C. Chavez, M. P. Landa-Baella, K. Tello, B. F. Felix, J. Abugattas

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the association between composition of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and expression of p16 in acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM), and their impact on prognosis. Materials and methods: A cohort of 148 surgical pathology specimens of ALM was studied. TIL were evaluated by immunohistochemical detection of CD3 and CD8, along with CD20, CD4, CD68, and CD163 in a subset of 43 cases. p16 protein expression was also investigated in all the cases. Results: The median age was 66 years, median Breslow thickness was 6.0 mm, grade III TIL was found in 28.4% and lymph nodes were involved in 54.2%. Breslow thickness (p < 0.001), stage I–II (p < 0.001), negative lymph nodes (p < 0.001) and < 10% p16 (p = 0.01) were associated with longer survival. Grade III of TIL was associated with thinner Breslow thickness (p = 0.008) and lower mitosis (p = 0.047). A higher density of CD3 TIL was associated with male gender (p = 0.008), thinner Breslow thickness (p = 0.047), negative lymph node (p = 0.031), early stage (p = 0.046), and p16 nuclear expression of > 10% (p = 0.045). Higher CD8 TIL was associated with > p16 (p = 0.03). Survival analysis found that longer survival had a trend to be associated with high TIL (p = 0.090). Levels of CD3+ and CD8+ cells were correlated with those of CD4+, CD20+, CD68+ and CD163+ immune cells. Conclusions: Higher levels of TIL tend to be associated with better overall survival in ALM. Loss of expression of p16 is associated with lower levels of CD3+ and CD8+ TIL, indicating a probable relationship between p16 and TIL immune response in ALM.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1127-1134
Number of pages8
JournalClinical and Translational Oncology
Volume21
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 11 2019

Keywords

  • Acral melanoma
  • Macrophages
  • Prognosis Survival
  • Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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