Polish Journal of Pathology

Abstract

3/2023 vol. 74
Original paper

Status of PD-1 and PD-L1 expression in invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder with mismatch repair protein deficiency

  1. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
  2. Department of Pathology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Pol J Pathol 2023; 74 (3): 161-170
Online publish date: 2023/10/25
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It has been reported that mismatch repair deficient (d-MMR) tumors show sensitivity to immune checkpoint inhibitors. We aimed to evaluate the correlation of d-MMR and PD-1/PD-L1 expression in invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Tissue microarray (TMA) tissues were stained PD-1/PD-L1 and MMR proteins. The expression ratio of these markers has been compared with histopathologic parameters. d-MMR tumors were more superficial muscle invasive (p = 0.012). When the d-MMR, and PD-1/PD-L1 expression ratios were examined, a significant correlation was obtained between the d-MMR and PD-L1 expression ratio of > 5% in both the tumor and immune cells (p = 0.02 and p = 0.004, respectively). The expression ratio was higher in the patients without MMR loss. PD-1 and PD-L1expression in those with MSH6 loss was one or none. When PD1/PDL1 expression was compared with histopathological parameters, a significant relationship was observed between tumor grade and depth of muscle invasion. PD-L1 expression was not observed in the superficial muscle invasive tumors. This study was shown the status of d-MMR and PD-1/PD-L1 in invasive urothelial cancers and their correlation with prognostic markers. PD-1/PD-L1 expression may contribute to the progression and poor prognosis of bladder cancer. However, further studies are required to research the clinical utility.
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