Abstract:Objective: To investigate the impact of trastuzumab on macrophage-related signaling factors and prognosis in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer.Methods: A total of 155 patients with primary, non-metastatic HER2+ breast cancer who underwent surgery between January 2013 and December 2020 were enrolled in this study. Immunohistochemistry was used to analyze the expression levels of CD8+, CD4+, FOXP3+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and CD68+, CD163+ tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in tumor tissues. Spearman correlation analysis was used to assess the correlation between TILs and TAMs. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to evaluate prognostic factors in patients who received adjuvant trastuzumab therapy.Results: Thirty-two patients (20.6%) died during the follow-up period. The median follow-up time for all patients was 53.57 months (range, 33.30~72.37). FOXP3+ TIL counts were positively correlated with CD4+ and CD8+ TIL counts (P<0.001). CD4+, CD8+, and FOXP3+ TIL counts were positively correlated with CD163+ and CD68+ TAM counts (P<0.001). Cox regression analysis showed that lymphovascular invasion (OR=2.631, 95% CI=1.218-5.685), CD68+ TAM (OR=1.002, 95% CI=1.001-1.003), CD8+ TIL (OR=1.002, 95% CI=1.001-1.004), and Ki-67 proliferation index (OR=0.998, 95% CI=0.997-1.000) were independent prognostic factors for patients receiving adjuvant trastuzumab therapy (P<0.05). ROC analysis showed that when the cutoff value for CD68+ TAM was 235.33, the AUC for predicting patient death was 0.933 (95% CI=0.896~0.970), with a sensitivity of 93.8% and a specificity of 83.7%. When the cutoff value for CD8+ TIL was 53.67, the AUC for predicting patient death was 0.645 (95% CI=0.536-0.754), with a sensitivity of 56.3% and a specificity of 65.0%.Conclusion: High counts of CD68+ TAM and CD8+ TIL were associated with poor prognosis in HER2+ breast cancer patients receiving trastuzumab therapy, and CD68+ TAM counts had a higher predictive value for adverse prognosis.
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LIU Fangli, ZHOU Xiaoyan. Impact of Trastuzumab on Macrophage-Related Signaling Factors and Prognosis in Breast Cancer. HeBei Med, 2024, 30(11): 1803-1808.
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