Prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in distal extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma
sTILs were superior to iTILs in predicting survival, and it was shown to be a strong prognosticator for DBDC patients regardless of the stage. The utility of sTILs may extend beyond prognostication to aid in predicting therapeutic responses in DBDC patients.
Authors
- J.-Y. Kim
- Kyu‐pyo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7848-5923)
- Sun‐Young Jun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3007-2094)
- Seung‐Mo Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8888-6007)
- Soyeon An (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0776-8533)
Institutions
- Ulsan College (KR)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Incheon St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- St. Mary’s Hospital (ZA)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ESMO Open
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103969
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea