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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages 219-227Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.03.012
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LAG-3; melanoma; PD-1; survival; TIGIT; tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
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- 2016 Amorepacific-KDA grant
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Background: Lymphocyte-activating gene 3 (LAG-3) and T-cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (TIGIT) domains are emerging checkpoint proteins. Objective: We evaluated LAG-3 and TIGIT protein expression patterns, correlated these patterns with programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) protein expression, and determined their effects on clinicopathologic characteristics and biologic responses in melanoma. Methods: Diagnostic tissue from 124 patients with melanoma were evaluated for LAG-3, TIGIT, and PD-1 expression by immunohistochemistry. Clinicopathologic features and survival were analyzed according to the expression of LAG-3, TIGIT, and PD-1. Results: LAG-3 and TIGIT expression on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes were significantly correlated with that of PD-1 and was also significantly associated with negative prognostic factors: deeper Breslow thickness, lymph node involvement, and advanced stage of disease. However, PD-1 expression was not associated with clinicopathologic variables of prognostic significance. High expression of either LAG-3 or TIGIT was associated with worse survival. Subgroup analysis on the basis of Breslow thickness showed that both LAG-3 and TIGIT have prognostic significance regardless of tumor thickness. High expression of PD-1 was not predictive of survival. Limitations: Retrospective study in a single institution and possibility of type 1 error. Conclusion: Expression of LAG-3 and TIGIT represents an independent unfavorable prognostic factor in cutaneous melanoma.
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