The assiciation of immune cell infiltration and prognosis in colorectal cancer

• Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The tumor microenvironment is of great biological importance in cancer development and progression and harbors several different immune cells representing both the innate and the adaptive immune response. These inflammatory cells may have both tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressing effects, and they have been shown to be of prognostic importance. This review summarizes the recent evidence regarding the prognostic significance of the host response to colorectal cancer.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Cancer och onkologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Cancer and Oncology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Colorectal cancer

inflammation

prognosis

immunity

metastatic

microsatellite instability

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)