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The prognostic role of tumor-infiltrating CD4 and CD8 T lymphocytes in breast cancer.

Rafał Matkowski, Iwona Gisterek, K. Szewczyk, Urszula Staszek, Marek Pudełko, B. Szynglarewicz, Jolanta Szelachowska, A. Zolnierek, Jan Kornafel

PubMed · 2009 · 122 citations · 20 references

Abstract

The analysis of tumor-infiltrating immune cells may be a valuable prognostic tool and a marker of lymph node involvement.

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Intratumoral T Cells, Recurrence, and Survival in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Lin Zhang, José R. Conejo-García, Dionyssios Katsaros et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 3.4K citations · Full text

Intraepithelial CD8<sup>+</sup>tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and a high CD8<sup>+</sup>/regulatory T cell ratio are associated with favorable prognosis in ovarian cancer

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CD8+ T cells infiltrated within cancer cell nests as a prognostic factor in human colorectal cancer.

Yoshitaka Naito, Kazuya Saito, Kenichi Shiiba et al. · PubMed · 1998 · 1.2K citations

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Sentinel lymphadenectomy in breast cancer.

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Intratumoral Balance of Regulatory and Cytotoxic T Cells Is Associated With Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Resection

Qiang Gao, Shuang‐Jian Qiu, Jia Fan et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2007 · 1.1K citations