Both the intratumoral immune and microbial microenvironment are linked to recurrence in human colon cancer: results from a prospective, multicenter nodal ultrastaging trial.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-4-2018

Publication Title

Oncotarget

Keywords

colon cancer; disease free survival; immune cells; immune infiltrate; microbiota

Abstract

Colon cancer (CC) is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States and the incidence has been rising among young adults. We and others have shown a relationship between the immune infiltrate and prognosis, with improved disease-free survival (DFS) being associated with a higher expression of CD8

Clinical Institute

Cancer

Department

Oncology

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