Abstract
The relationship between the degree of lymphocytic infiltration into the tumor and the prognosis has not been completely evaluated between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive and -negative gastric carcinoma (GC). Although the average numbers and the grades of the infiltrating CD8+T cells, natural killer cells, dendritic cells, Ki67-positive cells were significantly greater in EBV-positive GCs than in -negative GCs, there was no significant survival improvement in EBV-positive group. These findings suggest that the infiltration of lymphocytes in the EBV-positive GC does not necessarily meant better prognosis and that the EBV status is not a significant prognostic factor in the patients with gastric cancer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 33-40 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Cancer Letters |
| Volume | 200 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 08-10-2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Oncology
- Cancer Research