Prognostic relevance of tumor‐resident memory T cells in metastatic lymph nodes of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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  • Seiji Natsuki
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Hiroaki Tanaka
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Masaki Nishiyama
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Takuya Mori
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Sota Deguchi
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Yuichiro Miki
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Mami Yoshii
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Tatsuro Tamura
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Takahiro Toyokawa
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Shigeru Lee
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
  • Kiyoshi Maeda
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Tumor‐resident memory T (T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub>) cells in primary tumors are reportedly associated with a favorable prognosis in several malignancies. However, the behaviors and functions of T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cells in regional lymph nodes (LNs) of esophageal cancer remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to elucidate the effects of T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cells in regional LNs of esophageal cancer on clinicopathological findings and prognosis. Specimens of esophageal cancer and primary metastatic LNs (recurrent nerve LNs) were obtained from 84 patients who underwent radical esophagectomy between 2011 and 2017. We performed immunohistochemistry to enumerate and analyze T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cells, and used flow cytometry to investigate the function of T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cells. T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cells were observed in both metastatic LNs and primary tumors. T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cell‐rich specimens exhibited reduced lymphatic invasion and LN metastasis and prolonged survival compared with T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cell‐poor specimens. T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cells in metastatic LNs were more significantly associated with enhanced survival than T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cells in primary tumors. T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cells expressed high levels of granzyme B as a cytotoxicity marker. Our results suggested that high T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cell infiltration in metastatic LNs improves survival even though LN metastasis is commonly associated with poor prognosis. T<jats:sub>RM</jats:sub> cells possibly contribute to antitumor immunity in regional LNs.</jats:p>

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