Tumor-infiltrating FOXP3+ T regulatory cells show strong prognostic significance in colorectal cancer

Purpose: To determine the prognostic significance of FOXP3+ lymphocyte (Treg) density in colorectal cancer compared with conventional histopathologic features and with CD8+ and CD45RO+ lymphocyte densities. Patients and Methods: Tissue microarrays and immunohistochemistry were used to assess the den...

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Main Authors: Salama, P., Phillips, M., Grieu, F., Morris, M., Zeps, Nikolajs, Joseph, D., Platell, C., Iacopetta, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40045