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Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on lymphocytes and co-inhibitory B7-H4 molecule in gastric cancer: low B7-H4 expression associates with favorable prognosis.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Dec 2014
Maskey Ninu, Li Kai, Hu Min, Xu Zhigao, Peng Chunwei, Yu Fang, Cao Hong, Chen Jiamei, Li Yan, Yang Guifang
Abstract excerpt
Little is known on the immune response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in gastric cancer (GC). The present study aimed to investigate the effects of NACT on tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in patients with GC. Expressions of CD4+ and CD8+ TILs and identified co-inhibitory B7-H4 molecule were examined by immunohistochemical staining in GC tissues of 56 patients who received NACT (NACT...
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