title: Prognostic value of HLA-DR expression and dendritic cell infiltration in gastric cancer.
abstract: We attempted to correlate the expression of human leukocyte antigen DR (HLA-DR) and tumor infiltration by S-100-protein-positive dendritic cells with clinicopathologic features in 165 patients with gastric cancer. The expression of HLA-DR was correlated with the histologic type. Infiltration of dendritic cells correlated negatively with distant lymph node metastases, clinical stage, and peritoneal invasion. There was no correlation between the expression of HLA-DR and infiltration by dendritic cells. In patients with resectable gastric cancer, the grade of infiltrating dendritic cells may be a suitable predictor of prognosis.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishigami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aikou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natsugoe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hokita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwashige
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokushige
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sonoda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens