Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in breast FNA biopsy cytology: A predictor of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in histologic evaluation.
breast cancer
cytology
fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB)
sensitivity
specificity
tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)
Journal
Cancer cytopathology
ISSN: 1934-6638
Titre abrégé: Cancer Cytopathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101499453
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2022
05 2022
Historique:
revised:
08
11
2021
received:
24
09
2021
accepted:
09
11
2021
pubmed:
8
2
2022
medline:
10
5
2022
entrez:
7
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are associated with various clinicopathological features. Using cytologic specimens for assessing TILs remains to be established. This retrospective study aimed to establish a practical method to assess TILs in cytologic samples. The authors found 1101 breast fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) cytology samples in their hospital, and 214 of them met the inclusion criteria. The TILs score was evaluated using histologic slides, and breast cancers were divided into 2 groups: low- (<60%) and high-TILs (≥60%). Training and validation tests composed of 50 breast cancer samples each were constructed. A cytologic TILs (cTILs) score was introduced to evaluate lymphocytes in FNAB cytology and it was compared with histologically evaluated TILs. The cTILs score was calculated by subtracting the number of neutrophils from the number of lymphocytes surrounding the tumor cells. In the training test, a 2-tier system with low- and high-TILs groups showed a large area under the curve (AUC) (0.943; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84-0.99). A cTILs score cutoff value of >8 had 87.5% sensitivity and 90.5% specificity. In the validation test, the AUC was 0.79 (95% CI, 0.6-0.93) whereas sensitivity and specificity were 57% and 89.5%, respectively. When small tumors <0.5 cm were excluded, the AUC improved to 0.93 (95% CI, 0.83-1.0), and sensitivity and specificity were 80% and 88.5%, respectively. The cTILs scoring system had acceptable reproducibility and concordance with TILs on histologic samples for tumors ≥0.5 cm. Cytologic evaluation can potentially substitute for histologic evaluation of TILs.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are associated with various clinicopathological features. Using cytologic specimens for assessing TILs remains to be established. This retrospective study aimed to establish a practical method to assess TILs in cytologic samples.
METHODS
The authors found 1101 breast fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) cytology samples in their hospital, and 214 of them met the inclusion criteria. The TILs score was evaluated using histologic slides, and breast cancers were divided into 2 groups: low- (<60%) and high-TILs (≥60%). Training and validation tests composed of 50 breast cancer samples each were constructed. A cytologic TILs (cTILs) score was introduced to evaluate lymphocytes in FNAB cytology and it was compared with histologically evaluated TILs. The cTILs score was calculated by subtracting the number of neutrophils from the number of lymphocytes surrounding the tumor cells.
RESULTS
In the training test, a 2-tier system with low- and high-TILs groups showed a large area under the curve (AUC) (0.943; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84-0.99). A cTILs score cutoff value of >8 had 87.5% sensitivity and 90.5% specificity. In the validation test, the AUC was 0.79 (95% CI, 0.6-0.93) whereas sensitivity and specificity were 57% and 89.5%, respectively. When small tumors <0.5 cm were excluded, the AUC improved to 0.93 (95% CI, 0.83-1.0), and sensitivity and specificity were 80% and 88.5%, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
The cTILs scoring system had acceptable reproducibility and concordance with TILs on histologic samples for tumors ≥0.5 cm. Cytologic evaluation can potentially substitute for histologic evaluation of TILs.
Types de publication
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Langues
eng
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