CCR7 expression and intratumoral FOXP3+ regulatory T cells are correlated with overall survival and lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer.

The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of chemokine receptor CCR7 expression and intratumoral FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) in gastric cancer. CCR7(+) tumor cells and FOXP3(+) Tregs were assessed by immunohistochemistry in tissue microarrays containing gastric cancer fro...

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Main Authors: Shuang Zhou, Zhenbing Shen, Yanna Wang, Huiying Ma, Shuchang Xu, Jie Qin, Long Chen, Huihong Tao, Zhiwei Zhen, Guolin Chen, Zhiqiang Zhang, Rilun Li, Honglei Xiao, Cuiping Zhong, Yaoqin Yang, Chunmin Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3764061?pdf=render