High CD8+ and absence of Foxp3+ T lymphocytes infiltration in gallbladder tumors correlate with prolonged patients survival

High CD8+ and absence of Foxp3+ T lymphocytes infiltration in gallbladder tumors correlate with prolonged patients survival

Abstract Background Gallbladder cancer (GBC), although infrequent in industrialized countries, has high incidence rates in certain world regions, being a leading cause of death among elderly Chilean women. Surgery is the only effective treatment, and a five-year survival rate of advanced-stage patie...

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Main Authors: Paula Fluxá, Daniel Rojas-Sepúlveda, María Alejandra Gleisner, Andrés Tittarelli, Pablo Villegas, Loreto Tapia, María Teresa Rivera, Mercedes Natalia López, Felipe Catán, Mario Uribe, Flavio Salazar-Onfray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gallbladder cancer
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
Patient survival
CD8+ T cells
Foxp3+ T cells
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4147-6

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