1. Matched Analysis of Detailed Peripheral Blood and Tumor Immune Microenvironment Profiles in Bladder Cancer
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Chen, Ji-Qing, Salas, Lucas A, Wiencke, John K, Koestler, Devin C, Molinaro, Annette M, Andrew, Angeline S, Seigne, John D, Karagas, Margaret R, Kelsey, Karl T, and Christensen, Brock C
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Biological Sciences ,Genetics ,Urologic Diseases ,Clinical Research ,Cancer ,2.1 Biological and endogenous factors ,Aetiology ,Inflammatory and immune system ,Humans ,Tumor Microenvironment ,Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ,Cluster Analysis ,DNA Methylation ,Protein Processing ,Post-Translational ,Prognosis ,bladder cancer ,circulating immune profiles ,DNA methylation ,immune profiles ,methylation cytometry ,tumor microenvironment ,Clinical Sciences - Abstract
Background: Bladder cancer and therapy responses hinge on immune profiles in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and blood, yet studies linking tumor-infiltrating immune cells to peripheral immune profiles are limited. Methods: DNA methylation cytometry quantified TME and matched peripheral blood immune cell proportions. With tumor immune profile data as the input, subjects were grouped by immune infiltration status and consensus clustering. Results: Immune hot and cold groups had different immune compositions in the TME but not in circulating blood. Two clusters of patients identified with consensus clustering had different immune compositions not only in the TME but also in blood. Conclusion: Detailed immune profiling via methylation cytometry reveals the significance of understanding tumor and systemic immune relationships in cancer patients.
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- 2024