Background
Methods
Patient selection and sample collection
Cell isolation from tumor tissue
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) isolation and staining
Flow cytometry analysis
Statistical analyses
Results
Demographics
Median age (range), years | 47 (23–70) |
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FIGO stage | |
IB1 (%) | 15 (34.1%) |
IB2 (%) | 8 (18.2%) |
IIA1 (%) | 11 (25.0%) |
IIA2 (%) | 10 (22.7%) |
Histology | |
Squamous carcinoma (%) | 40 (90.9%) |
Adenocarcinoma (%) | 4 (9.1%) |
Stromal invasion ≥1/2 depth (%) | 31 (70.5%) |
Lymph node metastasis (%) | 18 (40.9%) |
Positive lymphvascular invasion (%) | 21 (47.7%) |
Median follow up (range), months | 41 (2–48) |
Disease status at last follow-up | |
Alive, no evidence of disease (%) | 36 (81.8%) |
Alive, with disease (%) | 5 (11.4%) |
Dead with disease (%) | 3 (6.8%) |
Lymphocyte subpopulations in the peripheral blood versus tumor tissue
Blood | Tissue | P value* | |
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Gran %CD45 | 3.24 ± 5.72 | 10.55 ± 12.71 | 0.002 |
T %MNC | 55.59 ± 12.03 | 68.58 ± 17.81 | < 0.001 |
CD4%T | 54.04 ± 13.18 | 45.85 ± 14.49 | 0.013 |
CD8%T | 32.37 ± 11.22 | 44.92 ± 13.98 | < 0.001 |
CD4:CD8 | 1.94 ± 0.94 | 1.22 ± 0.74 | 0.001 |
rdT %T | 7.53 ± 4.57 | 2.68 ± 1.77 | 0.001 |
B % MNC | 5.93 ± 2.92 | 5.00 ± 3.44 | 0.302# |
pDC % MNC | 0.24 ± 0.13 | 0.67 ± 0.79 | 0.003 |
CD11c + % pDC | 8.13 ± 5.08 | 5.90 ± 4.74 | 0.109# |
Baso % MNC | 0.83 ± 0.50 | 0.09 ± 0.16 | < 0.001 |
BDCA1+ mDC % MNC | 0.37 ± 0.17 | 0.11 ± 0.14 | < 0.001 |
BDCA3+ mDC % MNC | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.02 ± 0.06 | 1.000# |
Mono % MNC | 16.69 ± 9.38 | 8.66 ± 8.29 | < 0.001 |
CD14+ Mo % MNC | 14.76 ± 7.03 | 2.28 ± 2.34 | < 0.001 |
CD16+ Mo % MNC | 3.27 ± 2.25 | 5.85 ± 5.75 | 0.036 |
CD16+ %Mono | 18.45 ± 7.79 | 71.62 ± 13.20 | < 0.001 |
NK %MNC | 17.27 ± 9.83 | 5.88 ± 12.63 | < 0.001 |
CD56hi NK % MNC | 0.33 ± 0.16 | 4.38 ± 11.71 | 0.079# |
CD56lo NK % MNC | 17.66 ± 9.97 | 1.24 ± 1.94 | < 0.001 |
CD56hi %NK | 2.42 ± 1.81 | 65.31 ± 23.69 | < 0.001 |
MDSC % CD33hi | 1.85 ± 3.50 | 2.39 ± 3.83 | 0.592# |
DR- %14 + APC | 0.41 ± 1.50 | 18.13 ± 18.68 | < 0.001 |
DR- %16 + APC | 0.67 ± 1.08 | 1.64 ± 2.96 | 0.059# |
Distributions of T lymphocytes, granulocytes and B lymphocytes
Distributions of dendritic cells and basophilic granulocytes
Distributions of monocytes, NK cells and myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Lymphocyte subpopulations in the peripheral blood: cervical cancer versus precancerous lesions
Cancer (n = 43) | Precancerous lesion (n = 13) | P value* | |
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Gran %CD45 | 3.05 ± 5.29 | 4.17 ± 6.17 | 0.522 |
T %MNC | 57.41 ± 12.79 | 59.58 ± 9.54 | 0.575 |
rdT %T | 7.30 ± 4.45 | 4.83 ± 2.22 | 0.067 |
B %MNC | 6.05 ± 3.11 | 6.48 ± 2.48 | 0.644 |
pDC % MNC | 0.25 ± 0.13 | 0.35 ± 0.16 | 0.022# |
CD11c + % pDC | 7.62 ± 5.03 | 6.18 ± 1.97 | 0.386 |
Baso % MNC | 0.98 ± 0.71 | 1.19 ± 0.60 | 0.334 |
BDCA1+ mDC % MNC | 0.38 ± 0.18 | 0.65 ± 0.23 | < 0.001# |
BDCA3+ mDC % MNC | 0.17 ± 0.04 | 0.03 ± 0.05 | 0.374 |
Mono %MNC | 15.56 ± 9.24 | 17.62 ± 8.01 | 0.473 |
CD14+ Mo % MNC | 14.63 ± 6.98 | 16.98 ± 7.00 | 0.359 |
CD16+ Mo % MNC | 3.07 ± 2.19 | 2.52 ± 1.04 | 0.448 |
CD16+ %Mono | 15.58 ± 7.86 | 13.36 ± 3.29 | 0.020# |
NK %MNC | 16.11 ± 9.34 | 10.90 ± 4.91 | 0.060 |
CD56hi NK % MNC | 0.33 ± 0.15 | 0.29 ± 0.19 | 0.508 |
CD56lo NK % MNC | 17.26 ± 9.62 | 10.36 ± 5.33 | 0.037# |
CD56hi %NK | 2.54 ± 2.05 | 3.93 ± 3.03 | 0.106 |
MDSC % CD33hi | 1.85 ± 3.32 | 3.42 ± 7.74 | 0.547 |
DR- %14 + APC | 0.51 ± 1.55 | 0.38 ± 0.95 | 0.800 |
DR- %16 + APC | 0.88 ± 1.60 | 0.44 ± 0.75 | 0.404 |
Associations of lymphocyte subsets with clinicopathological parameters
Age, tumor size and LVSI status are closely related to the distributions of lymphocytes in the peripheral blood
Age (years) | FIGO stage | Histology | Tumor size | Stromal invasion | LN metastasis | LVSI | |||||||||||||||
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≤47 | > 47 | P | I | II | P | SCC | ADC | P | ≤4 cm | > 4 cm | P | ≤1/2 | > 1/2 | P | No | Yes | P | No | Yes | P | |
Blood (n = 43) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gran %CD45 | 3.47 ± 6.06 | 2.45 ± 4.08 | 0.537 | 2.17 ± 3.92 | 4.06 ± 6.49 | 0.266 | 2.68 ± 4.95 | 5.82 ± 7.50 | 0.216 | 2.43 ± 3.39 | 3.83 ± 7.03 | 0.431 | 2.34 ± 4.88 | 3.35 ± 5.51 | 0.57 | 1.76 ± 2.76 | 4.84 ± 7.25 | 0.101 | 2.01 ± 3.94 | 4.13 ± 6.33 | 0.198 |
T %MNC | 57.57 ± 12.26 | 57.19 ± 13.85 | 0.925 | 56.69 ± 12.69 | 58.25 ± 13.19 | 0.694 | 57.70 ± 13.39 | 55.22 ± 7.18 | 0.688 | 53.35 ± 10.22 | 62.55 ± 14.08 | 0.017 | 56.56 ± 14.17 | 57.78 ± 12.38 | 0.777 | 56.88 ± 13.82 | 58.16 ± 11.55 | 0.751 | 56.44 ± 13.59 | 58.44 ± 12.14 | 0.614 |
CD4%T | 57.49 ± 9.65 | 53.42 ± 15.93 | 0.304 | 57.17 ± 11.74 | 54.19 ± 13.76 | 0.447 | 55.41 ± 13.00 | 59.43 ± 9.07 | 0.552 | 58.25 ± 10.16 | 52.67 ± 14.94 | 0.153 | 59.35 ± 10.65 | 54.24 ± 13.30 | 0.229 | 58.17 ± 10.08 | 52.47 ± 15.23 | 0.147 | 56.98 ± 10.72 | 54.54 ± 14.57 | 0.534 |
CD8%T | 31.18 ± 7.98 | 31.94 ± 13.81 | 0.821 | 29.73 ± 9.48 | 33.54 ± 11.79 | 0.248 | 31.95 ± 10.92 | 27.10 ± 7.15 | 0.392 | 29.64 ± 8.32 | 33.86 ± 12.89 | 0.201 | 30.75 ± 9.19 | 31.83 ± 11.37 | 0.764 | 29.36 ± 7.71 | 34.48 ± 13.44 | 0.121 | 30.70 ± 8.18 | 32.34 ± 12.92 | 0.619 |
CD4:CD8 | 2.06 ± 0.92 | 2.03 ± 1.04 | 0.936 | 2.22 ± 1.05 | 1.85 ± 0.83 | 0.204 | 2.02 ± 0.97 | 2.35 ± 0.87 | 0.513 | 2.20 ± 0.94 | 1.85 ± 0.97 | 0.242 | 2.22 ± 1.09 | 1.97 ± 0.91 | 0.44 | 2.19 ± 0.89 | 1.85 ± 1.04 | 0.254 | 2.07 ± 0.92 | 2.02 ± 1.02 | 0.873 |
rdT %T | 7.2 ± 4.69 | 7.45 ± 4.32 | 0.91 | 6.10 ± 3.70 | 8.90 ± 5.06 | 0.16 | 7.42 ± 4.72 | 6.60 ± 2.75 | 0.775 | 7.23 ± 4.35 | 7.46 ± 4.99 | 0.915 | 5.07 ± 3.49 | 8.42 ± 4.55 | 0.105 | 7.43 ± 4.07 | 7.00 ± 5.71 | 0.848 | 6.67 ± 4.33 | 8.57 ± 4.73 | 0.369 |
B %MNC | 6.05 ± 3.07 | 6.03 ± 3.25 | 0.983 | 6.13 ± 3.50 | 5.96 ± 2.71 | 0.86 | 5.99 ± 3.14 | 6.44 ± 3.18 | 0.766 | 6.30 ± 3.24 | 5.71 ± 2.99 | 0.546 | 6.40 ± 3.10 | 5.90 ± 3.16 | 0.646 | 6.61 ± 3.48 | 5.22 ± 2.32 | 0.157 | 7.03 ± 3.42 | 5.06 ± 2.47 | 0.039 |
pDC % MNC | 0.26 ± 0.13 | 0.23 ± 0.11 | 0.415 | 0.26 ± 0.14 | 0.24 ± 0.11 | 0.583 | 0.25 ± 0.13 | 0.24 ± 0.05 | 0.904 | 0.23 ± 0.11 | 0.27 ± 0.14 | 0.212 | 0.25 ± 0.16 | 0.24 ± 0.11 | 0.805 | 0.24 ± 0.12 | 0.26 ± 0.14 | 0.526 | 0.22 ± 0.12 | 0.28 ± 0.13 | 0.133 |
CD11c + % pDC | 7.71 ± 6.14 | 7.49 ± 2.98 | 0.909 | 8.09 ± 6.31 | 7.01 ± 2.76 | 0.553 | 7.40 ± 4.94 | 9.13 ± 6.24 | 0.531 | 6.74 ± 3.28 | 8.91 ± 6.80 | 0.237 | 9.31 ± 8.32 | 6.96 ± 2.98 | 0.429 | 7.83 ± 3.63 | 7.27 ± 6.95 | 0.765 | 9.24 ± 6.28 | 5.78 ± 2.05 | 0.044 |
Baso % MNC | 1.09 ± 0.80 | 0.83 ± 0.54 | 0.248 | 1.07 ± 073 | 0.89 ± 0.69 | 0.41 | 0.92 ± 0.65 | 1.60 ± 1.00 | 0.065 | 1.02 ± 0.65 | 0.93 ± 0.78 | 0.686 | 1.08 ± 0.59 | 0.94 ± 0.76 | 0.534 | 1.00 ± 0.70 | 0.95 ± 0.73 | 0.808 | 1.03 ± 0.58 | 0.93 ± 0.83 | 0.637 |
BDCA1+ mDC % MNC | 0.39 ± 0.18 | 0.35 ± 0.19 | 0.547 | 0.34 ± 0.23 | 0.42 ± 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.36 ± 0.18 | 0.57 ± 0.12 | 0.062 | 0.38 ± 0.14 | 0.37 ± 0.24 | 0.826 | 0.29 ± 0.20 | 0.41 ± 0.17 | 0.087 | 0.37 ± 0.22 | 0.39 ± 0.12 | 0.717 | 0.32 ± 0.21 | 0.44 ± 0.14 | 0.074 |
BDCA3+ mDC % MNC | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.875 | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.01 ± 0.03 | 0.237 | 0.01 ± 0.04 | 0.05 ± 0.07 | 0.203 | 0.03 ± 0.05 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.05 | 0.01 ± 0.04 | 0.477 | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.871 | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.01 ± 0.04 | 0.754 |
Mono %MNC | 17.19 ± 9.54 | 13.30 ± 8.56 | 0.177 | 15.88 ± 9.83 | 15.19 ± 8.75 | 0.81 | 15.48 ± 9.60 | 16.14 ± 6.60 | 0.884 | 16.14 ± 7.88 | 14.83 ± 10.91 | 0.651 | 15.80 ± 11.75 | 15.46 ± 8.16 | 0.925 | 13.82 ± 8.77 | 17.97 ± 9.59 | 0.149 | 15.61 ± 10.16 | 15.50 ± 8.43 | 0.97 |
CD14+ Mo % MNC | 16.31 ± 7.38 | 12.18 ± 5.76 | 0.101 | 13.64 ± 7.69 | 15.91 ± 5.99 | 0.371 | 14.53 ± 7.17 | 15.38 ± 6.35 | 0.824 | 14.37 ± 6.06 | 15.02 ± 8.41 | 0.802 | 13.21 ± 10.31 | 15.19 ± 5.38 | 0.597 | 13.01 ± 6.89 | 17.33 ± 6.53 | 0.09 | 13.81 ± 8.44 | 15.56 ± 4.97 | 0.476 |
CD16+ Mo % MNC | 2.68 ± 1.65 | 3.65 ± 2.77 | 0.274 | 2.82 ± 2.47 | 3.39 ± 1.79 | 0.473 | 3.14 ± 2.32 | 2.60 ± 0.89 | 0.652 | 3.57 ± 2.49 | 2.35 ± 1.44 | 0.09 | 2.44 ± 2.23 | 3.32 ± 2.17 | 0.332 | 2.78 ± 1.95 | 3.57 ± 2.54 | 0.329 | 2.54 ± 1.80 | 3.68 ± 2.47 | 0.142 |
CD16+ %Mono | 14.68 ± 6.43 | 21.81 ± 8.06 | 0.009 | 17.03 ± 8.41 | 18.29 ± 7.33 | 0.661 | 17.75 ± 7.85 | 16.38 ± 8.98 | 0.749 | 19.47 ± 7.83 | 14.81 ± 7.32 | 0.1 | 16.34 ± 7.16 | 18.06 ± 8.22 | 0.567 | 17.77 ± 7.2 | 17.27 ± 8.72 | 0.865 | 16.65 ± 8.29 | 18.63 ± 7.48 | 0.485 |
NK %MNC | 14.08 ± 7.89 | 19.08 ± 10.70 | 0.089 | 16.16 ± 10.07 | 16.05 ± 8.66 | 0.97 | 15.92 ± 9.79 | 17.88 ± 2.54 | 0.696 | 19.52 ± 9.59 | 11.56 ± 6.89 | 0.005 | 16.06 ± 13.23 | 16.13 ± 7.26 | 0.983 | 17.82 ± 11.08 | 13.58 ± 5.30 | 0.106 | 15.93 ± 10.99 | 16.30 ± 7.40 | 0.9 |
CD56hi NK % MNC | 0.33 ± 0.15 | 0.33 ± 0.15 | 0.935 | 0.32 ± 0.16 | 0.34 ± 0.13 | 0.804 | 0.33 ± 0.16 | 0.35 ± 0.06 | 0.559 | 0.31 ± 0.15 | 0.36 ± 0.14 | 0.3 | 0.34 ± 0.19 | 0.32 ± 0.13 | 0.704 | 0.35 ± 0.17 | 0.29 ± 0.11 | 0.241 | 0.34 ± 0.18 | 0.31 ± 0.11 | 0.596 |
CD56lo NK % MNC | 15.29 ± 8.37 | 20.13 ± 10.91 | 0.166 | 17.23 ± 10.95 | 17.29 ± 8.01 | 0.986 | 17.22 ± 10.28 | 17.53 ± 2.59 | 0.954 | 20.55 ± 9.72 | 12.45 ± 7.43 | 0.017 | 18.57 ± 15.14 | 16.75 ± 6.79 | 0.736 | 18.58 ± 11.44 | 15.06 ± 5.16 | 0.244 | 16.66 ± 11.42 | 17.94 ± 7.42 | 0.714 |
CD56hi %NK | 2.73 ± 1.94 | 2.28 ± 2.26 | 0.553 | 2.83 ± 2.56 | 2.18 ± 1.13 | 0.345 | 2.63 ± 2.18 | 1.98 ± 0.61 | 0.563 | 1.72 ± 1.06 | 3.75 ± 2.57 | 0.017 | 2.97 ± 2.53 | 2.38 ± 1.88 | 0.476 | 2.77 ± 2.43 | 2.18 ± 1.23 | 0.441 | 3.06 ± 2.56 | 1.96 ± 1.09 | 0.121 |
MDSC % CD33hi | 1.45 ± 2.45 | 2.44 ± 4.33 | 0.416 | 1.49 ± 2.70 | 2.31 ± 4.04 | 0.501 | 2.00 ± 3.52 | 0.83 ± 0.93 | 0.518 | 1.46 ± 2.43 | 2.42 ± 4.36 | 0.434 | 0.70 ± 0.57 | 2.30 ± 3.83 | 0.226 | 0.75 ± 0.68 | 3.68 ± 4.94 | 0.065 | 0.67 ± 0.63 | 3.19 ± 4.50 | 0.05 |
DR- %14 + APC | 0.44 ± 1.04 | 0.62 ± 2.13 | 0.761 | 0.87 ± 2.01 | 0.06 ± 0.09 | 0.107 | 0.58 ± 1.65 | 0.08 ± 0.15 | 0.554 | 0.08 ± 0.15 | 1.15 ± 2.33 | 0.125 | 0.29 ± 0.79 | 0.60 ± 1.77 | 0.617 | 0.65 ± 1.89 | 0.28 ± 0.69 | 0.525 | 0.66 ± 1.90 | 0.35 ± 1.05 | 0.578 |
DR- %16 + APC | 1.13 ± 1.94 | 0.53 ± 0.88 | 0.309 | 1.38 ± 1.95 | 0.24 ± 0.61 | 0.029 | 0.99 ± 1.69 | 0.13 ± 0.13 | 0.319 | 0.49 ± 0.75 | 1.46 ± 2.28 | 0.16 | 0.60 ± 0.81 | 1.00 ± 1.83 | 0.539 | 1.08 ± 1.90 | 0.56 ± 0.92 | 0.381 | 0.94 ± 1.28 | 0.82 ± 1.95 | 0.835 |
Tissue (n = 35) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gran %CD45 | 11.18 ± 15.73 | 9.1 ± 7.95 | 0.643 | 8.48 ± 10.29 | 11.93 ± 14.63 | 0.428 | 10.71 ± 12.97 | 5.40 ± 8.50 | 0.495 | 8.54 ± 14.45 | 12.28 ± 10.19 | 0.391 | 10.46 ± 16.45 | 10.18 ± 11.44 | 0.956 | 11.38 ± 13.34 | 8.56 ± 9.84 | 0.526 | 13.16 ± 15.69 | 6.79 ± 6.58 | 0.12 |
T %MNC | 63.97 ± 21.84 | 75.21 ± 8.67 | 0.05 | 73.72 ± 11.79 | 64.76 ± 21.53 | 0.139 | 68.14 ± 18.30 | 79.50 ± 6.17 | 0.298 | 69.46 ± 20.43 | 68.70 ± 14.82 | 0.903 | 67.14 ± 23.32 | 69.79 ± 16.01 | 0.707 | 71.27 ± 17.29 | 65.87 ± 18.78 | 0.388 | 71.22 ± 15.49 | 66.61 ± 20.51 | 0.455 |
CD4%T | 43.98 ± 16.01 | 47.32 ± 12.53 | 0.504 | 48.31 ± 14.14 | 42.86 ± 14.57 | 0.27 | 45.13 ± 14.79 | 49.57 ± 10.77 | 0.617 | 49.15 ± 13.38 | 41.19 ± 14.82 | 0.105 | 50.23 ± 15.25 | 43.87 ± 14.05 | 0.26 | 50.45 ± 11.76 | 38.10 ± 15.25 | 0.011 | 39.88 ± 13.92 | 52.19 ± 12.29 | 0.01 |
CD8%T | 47.34 ± 15.92 | 43.21 ± 11.74 | 0.397 | 42.68 ± 12.47 | 48.06 ± 15.41 | 0.266 | 45.68 ± 14.36 | 42.93 ± 13.46 | 0.752 | 41.10 ± 13.04 | 50.61 ± 13.98 | 0.045 | 38.96 ± 12.74 | 47.70 ± 14.10 | 0.111 | 40.08 ± 11.89 | 53.50 ± 13.69 | 0.004 | 50.61 ± 13.71 | 39.33 ± 12.36 | 0.016 |
CD4:CD8 | 1.17 ± 0.82 | 1.24 ± 0.66 | 0.759 | 1.32 ± 0.71 | 1.09 ± 0.77 | 0.374 | 1.19 ± 0.75 | 1.31 ± 0.73 | 0.802 | 1.41 ± 0.81 | 0.96 ± 0.58 | 0.07 | 1.55 ± 0.96 | 1.08 ± 0.62 | 0.099 | 1.44 ± 0.73 | 0.85 ± 0.62 | 0.019 | 0.92 ± 0.55 | 1.54 ± 0.80 | 0.01 |
rdT %T | 3.43 ± 1.84 | 1.53 ± 1.05 | 0.014 | 2.55 ± 1.73 | 2.60 ± 1.94 | 0.952 | 2.42 ± 1.54 | 3.95 ± 4.03 | 0.687 | 2.57 ± 1.94 | 2.59 ± 1.61 | 0.985 | 3.44 ± 2.07 | 2.11 ± 1.49 | 0.112 | 2.61 ± 1.93 | 2.43 ± 1.21 | 0.857 | 2.75 ± 1.98 | 2.04 ± 0.94 | 0.454 |
B %MNC | 4.42 ± 3.37 | 5.78 ± 3.41 | 0.252 | 4.67 ± 3.50 | 5.41 ± 3.38 | 0.534 | 5.10 ± 3.32 | 4.70 ± 5.07 | 0.851 | 4.32 ± 2.90 | 6.00 ± 3.85 | 0.157 | 4.04 ± 2.67 | 5.38 ± 3.59 | 0.339 | 4.68 ± 3.00 | 5.68 ± 4.04 | 0.41 | 4.54 ± 2.11 | 5.65 ± 4.45 | 0.372 |
pDC % MNC | 0.66 ± 0.68 | 0.64 ± 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.71 ± 0.85 | 0.59 ± 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.65 ± 0.78 | 0.67 ± 0.98 | 0.967 | 0.36 ± 0.32 | 0.99 ± 1.02 | 0.028 | 0.49 ± 0.49 | 0.70 ± 0.87 | 0.487 | 0.67 ± 0.95 | 0.61 ± 0.46 | 0.837 | 0.62 ± 0.69 | 0.69 ± 0.90 | 0.792 |
CD11c + % pDC | 5.39 ± 5.60 | 6.21 ± 3.66 | 0.647 | 5.76 ± 3.53 | 5.81 ± 5.84 | 0.979 | 5.64 ± 4.35 | 7.70 ± 10.89 | 0.834 | 5.57 ± 5.03 | 6.13 ± 4.31 | 0.764 | 4.21 ± 4.06 | 6.38 ± 4.87 | 0.274 | 4.77 ± 3.91 | 7.70 ± 5.64 | 0.112 | 4.97 ± 3.57 | 6.93 ± 5.92 | 0.321 |
Baso % MNC | 0.11 ± 0.16 | 0.06 ± 0.16 | 0.328 | 0.12 ± 0.20 | 0.05 ± 0.10 | 0.192 | 0.08 ± 0.17 | 0.13 ± 0.12 | 0.6 | 0.06 ± 0.13 | 0.11 ± 0.19 | 0.375 | 0.11 ± 0.18 | 0.08 ± 0.16 | 0.591 | 0.10 ± 0.19 | 0.07 ± 0.11 | 0.675 | 0.08 ± 0.16 | 0.09 ± 0.17 | 0.953 |
BDCA1+ mDC % MNC | 0.11 ± 0.07 | 0.11 ± 0.18 | 0.882 | 0.11 ± 0.08 | 0.11 ± 0.17 | 0.926 | 0.11 ± 0.14 | 0.10 ± 0.00 | 0.913 | 0.11 ± 0.18 | 0.11 ± 0.06 | 0.904 | 0.10 ± 0.08 | 0.11 ± 0.15 | 0.82 | 0.15 ± 0.17 | 0.06 ± 0.05 | 0.074 | 0.07 ± 0.07 | 0.17 ± 0.18 | 0.057 |
BDCA3+ mDC % MNC | 0.03 ± 0.08 | 0 | 0.136 | 0.01 ± 0.03 | 0.03 ± 0.08 | 0.451 | 0.02 ± 0.06 | 0 | 0.682 | 0.03 ± 0.08 | 0.01 ± 0.03 | 0.392 | 0.04 ± 0.11 | 0.01 ± 0.03 | 0.464 | 0.03 ± 0.08 | 0.01 ± 0.03 | 0.392 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.09 | 0.317 |
Mono %MNC | 10.22 ± 9.84 | 6.28 ± 5.50 | 0.164 | 9.48 ± 9.17 | 7.41 ± 7.47 | 0.468 | 8.78 ± 8.52 | 4.50 ± 4.04 | 0.4 | 5.48 ± 4.78 | 11.90 ± 10.22 | 0.032 | 8.90 ± 11.80 | 8.25 ± 6.98 | 0.843 | 7.42 ± 8.05 | 9.91 ± 8.71 | 0.393 | 10.33 ± 10.36 | 6.15 ± 4.09 | 0.119 |
CD14+ Mo % MNC | 2.62 ± 2.76 | 1.76 ± 1.77 | 0.329 | 2.43 ± 2.72 | 1.96 ± 1.92 | 0.593 | 2.28 ± 2.39 | 1.15 ± 1.20 | 0.519 | 1.34 ± 1.31 | 3.61 ± 2.98 | 0.034 | 2.06 ± 2.86 | 2.26 ± 2.18 | 0.845 | 2.35 ± 2.38 | 1.93 ± 2.36 | 0.656 | 2.79 ± 2.78 | 1.37 ± 1.18 | 0.071 |
CD16+ Mo % MNC | 6.19 ± 7.02 | 5.09 ± 4.16 | 0.615 | 6.15 ± 5.32 | 5.12 ± 6.33 | 0.638 | 5.78 ± 5.88 | 4.00 ± 4.38 | 0.681 | 3.49 ± 2.98 | 9.19 ± 7.43 | 0.032 | 4.06 ± 6.19 | 6.26 ± 5.61 | 0.366 | 4.88 ± 6.09 | 7.13 ± 4.99 | 0.325 | 5.91 ± 7.01 | 5.29 ± 3.51 | 0.781 |
CD16+ %Mono | 68.75 ± 13.39 | 75.44 ± 12.31 | 0.174 | 74.09 ± 13.74 | 69.72 ± 12.48 | 0.379 | 71.65 ± 13.52 | 76.50 ± 2.55 | 0.622 | 72.47 ± 13.28 | 71.19 ± 13.39 | 0.804 | 68.29 ± 14.51 | 73.39 ± 12.61 | 0.358 | 67.45 ± 13.04 | 80.59 ± 8.24 | 0.008 | 68.74 ± 13.19 | 76.58 ± 12.01 | 0.113 |
NK %MNC | 7.45 ± 16.28 | 3.58 ± 4.04 | 0.376 | 2.39 ± 1.63 | 9.10 ± 17.14 | 0.127 | 6.00 ± 12.81 | 1.60 ± 0.28 | 0.635 | 7.69 ± 16.47 | 3.28 ± 2.40 | 0.313 | 1.83 ± 0.92 | 7.15 ± 14.33 | 0.279 | 3.86 ± 4.56 | 8.78 ± 19.40 | 0.269 | 3.92 ± 4.75 | 8.06 ± 18.08 | 0.343 |
CD56hi NK % MNC | 5.69 ± 15.71 | 2.75 ± 3.90 | 0.502 | 1.56 ± 1.51 | 7.18 ± 16.30 | 0.221 | 4.54 ± 11.91 | 0.65 ± 0.21 | 0.653 | 5.95 ± 14.48 | 1.53 ± 1.33 | 0.325 | 1.34 ± 0.69 | 5.39 ± 13.45 | 0.407 | 2.33 ± 3.33 | 7.97 ± 19/17 | 0.379 | 2.28 ± 3.49 | 7.10 ± 17.47 | 0.274 |
CD56lo NK % MNC | 1.42 ± 2.55 | 0.97 ± .88 | 0.538 | 0.87 ± 0.86 | 1.56 ± 2.61 | 0.345 | 1.23 ± 1.98 | 0.90 ± 0.14 | 0.821 | 1.23 ± 2.34 | 1.15 ± 0.96 | 0.917 | 0.44 ± 0.41 | 1.50 ± 2.18 | 0.188 | 0.98 ± 0.85 | 1.63 ± 3.10 | 0.393 | 0.98 ± 0.89 | 1.52 ± 2.82 | 0.469 |
CD56hi %NK | 69.20 ± 19.96 | 63.24 ± 27.93 | 0.512 | 59.81 ± 26.37 | 73.30 ± 19.46 | 0.128 | 68.18 ± 23.71 | 41.25 ± 2.47 | 0.126 | 72.92 ± 22.72 | 55.53 ± 22.66 | 0.055 | 77.68 ± 16.96 | 62.00 ± 25.04 | 0.068 | 65.42 ± 24.16 | 68.03 ± 24.56 | 0.785 | 64.04 ± 24.68 | 69.56 ± 23.29 | 0.549 |
MDSC % CD33hi | 2.58 ± 3.27 | 2.22 ± 4.34 | 0.803 | 1.16 ± 1.92 | 3.74 ± 4.77 | 0.076 | 2.55 ± 3.86 | 0.50 ± 0.71 | 0.467 | 2.71 ± 4.15 | 1.92 ± 3.15 | 0.594 | 1.99 ± 2.98 | 2.57 ± 4.07 | 0.718 | 2.94 ± 4.48 | 1.39 ± 1.47 | 0.299 | 3.22 ± 4.66 | 1.26 ± 1.39 | 0.118 |
DR- %14 + APC | 12.53 ± 18.65 | 23.71 ± 16.82 | 0.102 | 19.69 ± 20.97 | 16.04 ± 15.69 | 0.602 | 19.25 ± 18.36 | / | / | 14.93 ± 15.86 | 22.83 ± 21.80 | 0.269 | 15.24 ± 18.16 | 18.95 ± 18.80 | 0.636 | 21.95 ± 19.33 | 10.27 ± 14.27 | 0.105 | 23.35 ± 19.78 | 10.23 ± 13.43 | 0.057 |
DR- %16 + APC | 1.64 ± 2.56 | 1.54 ± 3.35 | 0.931 | 2.06 ± 3.67 | 1.09 ± 1.83 | 0.382 | 1.59 ± 3.00 | 1.65 ± 2.19 | 0.978 | 1.56 ± 3.05 | 1.65 ± 2.83 | 0.931 | 2.81 ± 4.28 | 1.13 ± 2.17 | 0.169 | 2.37 ± 3.37 | 0.11 ± 0.16 | 0.009 | 2.42 ± 3.54 | 0.42 ± 0.95 | 0.038 |
Age, tumor size, LN metastasis status and LVSI status are closely related to the distributions of lymphocytes in tumor tissue
Prognostic implications of lymphocyte subpopulations
The CD4+/CD8+ cell ratio differed significantly in both the peripheral blood and the tumor tissue
Parameters | P value (Blood) n = 43 | P value (Tissue) n = 35 |
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Age (≤47 years Vs. > 47 years) | 0.755 | 0.979 |
Stage (FIGO I Vs. ≥FIGO II) | 0.076 | 0.355 |
Histology (SCC Vs. ADC) | 0.002# | 0.002# |
Tumor (≤4 cm Vs. > 4 cm) | 0.214 | 0.032# |
Stromal invasion (≤1/2 Vs. > 1/2) | 0.762 | 0.555 |
LN metastasis (negative Vs. positive) | < 0.001# | 0.001# |
LVSI (negative Vs. positive) | 0.017# | 0.034# |
Gran %CD45 | 0.561 | 0.957 |
T %MNC | 0.413 | 0.939 |
CD4%T | 0.066 | 0.090 |
CD8%T | 0.088 | 0.005# |
CD4:CD8 | 0.048# | 0.008# |
rdT %T | 0.294 | 0.317 |
B %MNC | 0.544 | 0.513 |
pDC % MNC | 0.727 | 0.278 |
CD11c + % pDC | 0.576 | 0.509 |
Baso % MNC | 0.528 | 0.591 |
BDCA1+ mDC % MNC | 0.337 | 0.132 |
BDCA3+ mDC % MNC | 0.632 | 0.371 |
Mono %MNC | 0.808 | 0.812 |
CD14+ Mo % MNC | 0.961 | 0.481 |
CD16+ Mo % MNC | 0.576 | 0.062 |
CD16+ %Mono | 0.576 | 0.062 |
NK %MNC | 0.752 | 0.533 |
CD56hi NK % MNC | 0.820 | 0.648 |
CD56lo NK % MNC | 0.525 | 0.481 |
CD56hi %NK | 0.525 | 0.563 |
MDSC % CD33hi | 0.576 | 0.679 |
DR- %14 + APC | 0.443 | 0.536 |
DR- %16 + APC | 0.093 | 0.106 |
CD4+ cells, CD8+ cells and the CD4+/CD8+ cell ratio in the tumor tissue were closely related to recurrence
Blood (n = 43) | Tissue (n = 35) | |||||
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Non-recurrent | Recurrent | P | Non-recurrent | Recurrent | P | |
Gran %CD45 | 2.22 ± 4.38 | 6.65 ± 7.52 | 0.147 | 10.66 ± 13.45 | 8.28 ± 8.24 | 0.682 |
T %MNC | 57.32 ± 13.27 | 57.83 ± 11.21 | 0.921 | 68.67 ± 19.01 | 71.23 ± 11.52 | 0.754 |
CD4%T | 57.45 ± 10.67 | 48.50 ± 18.24 | 0.071 | 48.07 ± 14.41 | 33.12 ± 13.59 | 0.018# |
CD8%T | 30.38 ± 8.59 | 36.41 ± 17.03 | 0.151 | 42.87 ± 13.46 | 57.92 ± 10.76 | 0.015# |
CD4:CD8 | 2.14 ± 0.97 | 1.65 ± 0.85 | 0.196 | 1.32 ± 0.75 | 0.62 ± 0.34 | 0.032# |
rdT %T | 7.21 ± 4.54 | 9.30 | 0.657 | 2.73 ± 2.00 | 2.22 ± 1.23 | 0.571 |
B % MNC | 6.13 ± 3.31 | 5.61 ± 1.93 | 0.693 | 5.36 ± 3.62 | 3.65 ± 1.78 | 0.270 |
pDC % MNC | 0.24 ± 0.12 | 0.26 ± 0.16 | 0.696 | 0.69 ± 0.84 | 0.47 ± 0.41 | 0.541 |
CD11c + % pDC | 8.05 ± 5.19 | 4.63 ± 2.41 | 0.208 | 5.92 ± 4.90 | 5.27 ± 4.20 | 0.769 |
Baso % MNC | 0.89 ± 0.63 | 1.36 ± 0.91 | 0.091 | 0.10 ± 0.17 | 0.03 ± 0.08 | 0.390 |
BDCA1+ mDC % MNC | 0.37 ± 0.19 | 0.43 ± 0.10 | 0.595 | 0.12 ± 0.15 | 0.07 ± 0.05 | 0.382 |
BDCA3+ mDC % MNC | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0 | 0.022# | 0.02 ± 0.07 | .0000 | 0.441 |
Mono % MNC | 14.97 ± 9.08 | 18.13 ± 10.17 | 0.391 | 7.89 ± 7.83 | 10.98 ± 10.67 | 0.413 |
CD14+ Mo % MNC | 14.35 ± 7.29 | 16.63 ± 4.44 | 0.550 | 1.90 ± 2.03 | 3.37 ± 3.23 | 0.175 |
CD16+ Mo % MNC | 2.91 ± 1.89 | 4.20 ± 3.91 | 0.560 | 5.14 ± 5.30 | 7.62 ± 7.46 | 0.357 |
CD16+ %Mono | 17.40 ± 7.24 | 18.80 ± 12.82 | 0.745 | 72.16 ± 13.58 | 71.30 ± 12.18 | 0.889 |
NK %MNC | 16.85 ± 9.95 | 12.37 ± 4.01 | 0.251 | 6.12 ± 13.48 | 3.98 ± 6.32 | 0.709 |
CD56hi NK % MNC | 0.33 ± 0.15 | 0.30 ± 0.12 | 0.693 | 4.50 ± 12.69 | 3.40 ± 5.76 | 0.839 |
CD56lo NK % MNC | 17.68 ± 10.17 | 14.35 ± 3.59 | 0.527 | 1.37 ± 2.10 | 0.55 ± 0.60 | 0.357 |
CD56hi %NK | 2.61 ± 2.19 | 2.05 ± 0.58 | 0.616 | 64.10 ± 24.34 | 74.82 ± 21.91 | 0.337 |
MDSC % CD33hi | 1.53 ± 2.84 | 4.08 ± 5.80 | 0.155 | 2.67 ± 4.16 | 1.42 ± 1.30 | 0.479 |
DR- %14 + APC | 0.58 ± 1.65 | 0.08 ± 0.15 | 0.554 | 16.21 ± 17.23 | 24.48 ± 22.78 | 0.335 |
DR- %16 + APC | 1.00 ± 1.68 | 0.05 ± 0.06 | 0.272 | 1.29 ± 2.18 | 2.75 ± 4.98 | 0.284 |