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Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Expression and Its Correlation with Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma - Hyo Jung An1, Gyung Hyuck Ko2,3,4, Jeong-Hee Lee2,3,4, Jong Sil Lee2,3,4, Dong Chul Kim2,3,4, Jung Wook Yang4, Min Hye Kim4, Jin Pyeong Kim2,3,5, Eun Jung Jung2,3,6, Dae Hyun Song,1,2,3
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Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2018;52(1):9-13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2017.07.26
Published online: October 3, 2017
1Department of Pathology, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea
2Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
3Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Korea
4Department of Pathology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea
5Deparment of Otorhinolaryngology, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea
6Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea
- Corresponding Author Dae Hyun Song, MD Department of Pathology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, 15 Jinju-daero 816beon-gil, Jinju 52727, Korea Tel: +82-55-214-3150 Fax: +82-55-214-3174 E-mail: golgy@hanmail.net
• Received: June 14, 2017 • Revised: July 24, 2017 • Accepted: July 25, 2017
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Abstract
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Background
- The immunotherapeutic role of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) in life expectancy in many cancers has been highlighted. However, data regarding PD-L1 expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are limited. In this study, we describe the PD-L1 and programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) expressions in PTC and analyze their correlation with lymph node (LN) metastasis.
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Methods
- Clinicopathological data were obtained from 116 patients with PTC who were treated in Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea in 2009. Tissue microarray blocks were made using representative paraffin blocks of classical PTCs excluding follicular variants. Two pathologists graded the proportion and intensity of PD-L1 and PD-1 expression in both tumor and inflammatory cells. According to their proportions, positive PTC cells were scored as negative (0%), grade 1 (1%–50%), and grade 2 (51%–100%). Similarly, positive inflammatory cells were graded as negative (0%), grade 1 (1%–10%), and grade 2 (11%–20%). The intensity of each protein expression was simplified as positive or negative.
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Results
- A statistically significant correlation exists between the proportions of PD-1 and PD-L1 expression both in papillary carcinoma (p=.001) and peritumoral lymphoid cells in the thyroid (p<.001). In addition, the proportion of PD-L1 expression in PTC cells was closely related to metastatic LNs (p=.036).
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Conclusions
- PD-L1 is a valuable predictive marker for LN metastasis in PTC. Immunomodulating therapies that inhibit PD-L1 might be an option for patients with LN metastasis.
- Case selection
- By reviewing electronic clinical charts, we obtained clinicopathologic data of PTC patients treated at Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea in 2009. A total of 116 patients with classical PTCs, excluding follicular or encapsulated follicular variants, were enrolled [15]. Total thyroidectomy or lobectomy with lymph node (LN) dissection was performed. The tumor stage of each patient was assessed via the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 7th ed. Cancer Staging system [16].
- Two pathologists reviewed the hematoxylin and eosin–stained glass slides. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Gyeongsang National University Hospital with a waiver of informed consent (GNUH-10-026).
- Tissue microarray
- Surgically resected specimens were fixed overnight in buffered neutral formalin (20%). The samples were embedded in paraffin blocks and examined. One or two representative glass slides and matched blocks were selected via microscopic review. One core of 2-mm representative tissue was collected from each paraffin block and transplanted onto new recipient tissue microarray (TMA) blocks.
- Immunohistochemical analysis
- Primary antibody for PD-L1 (1:200, E1L3N, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA) and PD-1 (1:100, ab52587, Abcam, Cambridge, UK) was used to investigate protein expression. The immunohistochemical (IHC) method was described in our previous report [17]. Fibrotic stromal area was used as negative internal control. IHC results were scored in both tumor and inflammatory cells by two pathologists. Delicate membranous or distinct cytoplasmic staining without nonspecific stromal staining was considered positive. The number of positive cells was analyzed in two categories, PTC cells and inflammatory cells. According to their proportion, PTC cells stained positive in each core of TMA block were scored as negative, grade 1 (1%–50%), and grade 2 (51%–100%). Similarly, positive inflammatory cells were graded as negative, grade 1 (1%–10%), and grade 2 (11%–20%). The intensity of each protein expression was simplified as negative or positive to increase reproducibility.
- Statistical analysis
- The correlation of each factor was analyzed using chi-square tests. The results were considered statistically significant with p-value less than .05. SPSS ver. 18.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for all statistical analysis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
- Clinicopathological features of 116 PTC patients
- The clinicopathological features of the 116 PTC patients are summarized in Table 1. The mean age of the PTC patients was 49.5 years (range, 25 to 88 years). A total of 54 (46.6%), three (2.6%), and 59 (50.9%) patients were evaluated as T stage 1, 2, and 3, respectively. LN metastasis was diagnosed in 24 patients (20.7%).
- Correlation of PD-L1 and PD-1 expression in PTC cells and inflammatory cells
- The proportion of positive cells is summarized in Table 2. For PTC cells, 39 (33.6%) patients exhibited PD-L1 expression, and five (8.3%) were positive for PD-1 protein (Fig. 1). Meanwhile, for inflammatory cells, seven (6%) and six (5.2%) patients were positive for PD-L1 and PD-1 expressions, respectively.
- Correlation among PD-L1 and PD-1 expressions and clinicopathological data
- The correlation between PD-L1 and PD-1 expressions is shown in Table 3. The increased proportion of PD-L1–positive PTC cells (PDL1-PTC) was significantly correlated with increased proportion of PD-1–positive PTC cells (p = .001) and PD-1–positive inflammatory cells (PD1-IC) (p < .001). The increased proportion of PD-L1–positive inflammatory cells was closely related with the increased proportion of PD1-IC (p < .001).
- The relationship between the collected clinicopathological data (age, sex, T stage, and N stage) and the expressions of PDL1 and PD-1 in PTC cells and inflammatory cells was analyzed. The results indicated no significant correlation, except for the proportion of PDL1-PTC and LN metastasis (p = .036) (Table 4).
RESULTS
- In the control of T-cell immunity, positive and negative signals regulated within the T cells make balance between immune cell responses [18]. The receptor and ligand interactions of T cells can support not only positive signals to improve T-cell activation but also negative signals to eliminate T cells [19]. Among the negative signals, immune checkpoint proteins, PD-1 or PD-L1 are crucial to keep self-tolerance to avoid autoimmunity, through the interaction between T cells and antigen-presenting cells [20]. Ligation of PD-1 by PD-L1 inhibits proliferation of lymphocytes and cytokine production by activated cytotoxic T cells [21]. The PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint pathway regulates not only virally infected T cells in the peripheral tissue [21] but also transformed cells within the tumor microenvironment [22,23]. Tumor cells co-work with immune checkpoints to avoid being destructed by host immune system.
- Activated T lymphocytes normally induce PD-L1 expression on macrophages or host cells. Besides, there are some tumor cells that erratically express PD-L1 [19]. PD-L1, which is called B7-H1 or CD27, is one of the B7 gene family members expressed on the surface of the tumor cells. When effector T cells are activated, PD-1 is highly expressed on the regulatory T cells (Treg cells). The immune responses of Treg cells remain to be discovered completely. By producing inhibitory cytokines, they have an essential role for immune resistance in many tumors [20]. Meanwhile, T cell exhaustion was first reported with chronic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection of mice during which activated virusspecific T cells without effector function persist [24]. Exhausted T cells overexpress multiple cell-surface inhibitory receptors, including PD-1, LAG-3, and 2B4 [25]. These cells are not able to reduce PD-L1 expression, which is normally suppressed when T cells are activated [25].
- Tumors with PD-1 positive exhausted T cells and Treg cells may show high proportion of PD-L1–positive tumor cells. In this study, a statistically significant association existed between the expression of PD-1 and PD-L1 markers both in papillary carcinoma (p = .001) and lymphoid cells (p < .001). Moreover, the proportion of PD-L1 expression in papillary carcinoma cells was closely associated with metastatic LNs (p = .036). Similarly, PD-L1 was high (p = .0443) in patients with nodal metastases in a previous study [26]. In summary, our clinical data of PTC with LN metastasis was significantly associated with PD-1/PD-L1 pathway. Although 12 out of 24 cases were negative for PD-L1 expression in PTC with metastatic LNs, the proportion of its expression and the predictive value are still meaningful. Exhausted T cells change the expression of molecules related to cell adhesion, migration, and chemotaxis during chronic viral infection [25]. We assumed that PD-1–positive exhausted T cells must have altered the expression of molecules, probably modifying migratory characters in the tumor microenvironment along the metastatic cascade.
- In previous studies regarding regionally metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinomas, PD-1–positive T cells and Treg cells were higher in tumor-involved LNs compared with those not involved and were related to recurrent disease [26]. The association between elevated Treg cell levels and recurrent disease supports the hypothesis that Treg cells are induced by the residual metastatic tumor to avoid immune responses [23]. Because tumors with high levels of infiltrating Treg cells may suppress immune responses, inhibition of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway may improve antitumor immune responses by reducing the number of or suppressing Treg cells [20].
- Our data support the existence of PD-L1 blockades in patients with thyroid carcinoma with metastatic LNs and its predictive value as a biomarker for metastatic LNs. Immunomodulating therapies that suppress PD-L1 might be used for patients with persistent disease because regionally metastatic thyroid carcinomas are not eliminated by the host immune system. The prognostic role of PD-L1 expression associated with LN metastasis was elucidated in this study.
DISCUSSION
Acknowledgments
Fig. 1.(A) More than one-half of papillary carcinoma cells (PTCs) show mild programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in the cytoplasm. There are many PTCs with strong PD-L1 expression in cellular membrane in the center of the figure. (B) Inflammatory cells that surround PTCs exhibit PD-L1 expression. (C) Most of the PTCs reveal programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) expression in the perinuclear cytoplasmic area. (D) Inflammatory cells in the germinal center have reactivity to PD-1.
Table 1.Clinicopathological features
Table 2.Number of patients who showed PD-L1– and PD-1–positive cells
| PD-L1 | PD-1 | |
|---|---|---|
| PTC (n = 116) | ||
| Negative | 77 | 111 |
| 1%–50% positive | 34 | 3 |
| 51%–100% positive | 5 | 2 |
| IC (n = 116) | ||
| Negative | 109 | 110 |
| 1%–10% positive | 7 | 5 |
| 11%–20% positive | 0 | 1 |
Table 3.The p-values of chi-square tests between positive proportion of PD-L1 and PD-1 at each TMA cores
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PTC |
IC |
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| PD-L1 | PD-1 | PD-L1 | PD-1 | |
| PTC | ||||
| PD-L1 | - | 0.001 | 0.071 | < .001 |
| PD-1 | 0.001 | - | 0.126 | 0.172 |
| IC | ||||
| PD-L1 | 0.071 | 0.126 | - | < .001 |
| PD-1 | < .001 | 0.172 | < .001 | - |
Table 4.Correlation between PD-L1–positive PTC cells and metastasis to lymph nodes
| Proportion of PD-L1 expression in PTC cells (%) |
LN metastasis |
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|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Total | |
| 0 | 65 | 12 | 77 |
| 1–50 | 25 | 9 | 34 |
| 51–100 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 92 | 24 | p = .036 |
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Fig. 1. (A) More than one-half of papillary carcinoma cells (PTCs) show mild programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in the cytoplasm. There are many PTCs with strong PD-L1 expression in cellular membrane in the center of the figure. (B) Inflammatory cells that surround PTCs exhibit PD-L1 expression. (C) Most of the PTCs reveal programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) expression in the perinuclear cytoplasmic area. (D) Inflammatory cells in the germinal center have reactivity to PD-1.
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Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Expression and Its Correlation with Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
| Variable | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Clinical information | |
| Age, mean (range) | 49.5 (25–88) |
| Sex (male:female) | 20:96 |
| Patients number with LND | 51 (44.0) |
| Pathologic information | |
| T stage | |
| 1 | 54 (46.6) |
| 2 | 3 (2.6) |
| 3 | 59 (50.9) |
| N stage | |
| 0 | 92 (79.3) |
| 1 | 24 (20.7) |
| PD-L1 | |
| Positive in PTC | 39 (33.6) |
| Positive in IC | 7 (6.0) |
| PD-1 | |
| Positive in PTC | 5 (8.3) |
| Positive in IC | 6 (5.2) |
| Total | 116 |
| PD-L1 | PD-1 | |
|---|---|---|
| PTC (n = 116) | ||
| Negative | 77 | 111 |
| 1%–50% positive | 34 | 3 |
| 51%–100% positive | 5 | 2 |
| IC (n = 116) | ||
| Negative | 109 | 110 |
| 1%–10% positive | 7 | 5 |
| 11%–20% positive | 0 | 1 |
| PTC |
IC |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD-L1 | PD-1 | PD-L1 | PD-1 | |
| PTC | ||||
| PD-L1 | - | 0.001 | 0.071 | < .001 |
| PD-1 | 0.001 | - | 0.126 | 0.172 |
| IC | ||||
| PD-L1 | 0.071 | 0.126 | - | < .001 |
| PD-1 | < .001 | 0.172 | < .001 | - |
| Proportion of PD-L1 expression in PTC cells (%) | LN metastasis |
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|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Total | |
| 0 | 65 | 12 | 77 |
| 1–50 | 25 | 9 | 34 |
| 51–100 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 92 | 24 | p = .036 |
Table 1. Clinicopathological features
LND, lymph node dissection; PD-L1, programmed death-ligand 1; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; IC, inflammatory cells; PD-1, programmed cell death protein 1.
Table 2. Number of patients who showed PD-L1– and PD-1–positive cells
PD-L1, programmed death-ligand 1; PD-1, programmed cell death protein 1; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; IC, inflammatory cells.
Table 3. The p-values of chi-square tests between positive proportion of PD-L1 and PD-1 at each TMA cores
PD-L1, programmed death-ligand 1; PD-1, programmed cell death protein 1; TMA, tissue microarray; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; IC, inflammatory cells.
Table 4. Correlation between PD-L1–positive PTC cells and metastasis to lymph nodes
PD-L1, programmed death-ligand 1; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; LN, lymph node.
