New insights into macrophage polarization and its prognostic role in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis
Khanduri I, Maki H, Verma A, Katkhuda R, Anandappa G, Pandurengan R, Zhang S, Mejia A, Tong Z, Solis Soto L, Jadhav A, Wistuba I, Menter D, Kopetz S, Parra E, Vauthey J, Maru D. New insights into macrophage polarization and its prognostic role in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis. BJC Reports 2024, 2: 37. PMCID: PMC11523988, DOI: 10.1038/s44276-024-00056-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal cancer liver metastasesRecurrence-free survivalCancer liver metastasesTumor-associated macrophagesT cell subtypesPreoperative chemotherapyLiver metastasesT cellsColorectal cancer liver metastases patientsM2 macrophagesAssociated with shorter recurrence-free survivalShorter recurrence-free survivalPredictor of favorable prognosisRegulatory T cellsMacrophage polarizationCytotoxic T cellsHelper T cellsDensity of M2 macrophagesCause of mortalityFavorable prognosisPrognostic roleM2 macrophage polarizationTumor biologyTumor samplesColorectal cancer