Immune microenvironmental heterogeneity according to tumor DNA methylation phenotypes in microsatellite instability-high colorectal cancers
Kim J, Hong J, Lee J, Jung M, Choi E, Cho N, Kang G, Kim S. Immune microenvironmental heterogeneity according to tumor DNA methylation phenotypes in microsatellite instability-high colorectal cancers. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2024, 73: 215. PMID: 39235590, PMCID: PMC11377388, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-024-03805-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgrammed death-ligand 1Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMicrosatellite instability-high colorectal cancerCombined positive scoreTumor proportion scoreTumor mutational burdenCD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMicrosatellite instability-highTumor-infiltrating immune cellsCpG island methylator phenotypeColorectal cancerCIMP-high tumorsDensity of CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesProgrammed death-ligand 1 tumor proportion scoreCIMP-highConsensus molecular subtype 1Cytolytic activity scoreWhole-slide immunohistochemistryDeath-ligand 1Tumor immune microenvironmentMethylator phenotypeMicrosatellite instability-high tumorsTumor DNA methylationDNA methylation phenotypeCpG island methylator phenotype status