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    P1.04 - Immunooncology (Not CME Accredited Session) (ID 936)

    • Event: WCLC 2018
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
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    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/24/2018, 16:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      P1.04-05 - Elucidating the Role of Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobin-Like Receptor 2 (LAIR2) in Lung Cancer Development (ID 13859)

      16:45 - 18:00  |  Presenting Author(s): Dalam Ly

      • Abstract

      Background

      The tumor microenvironment play an important role in shaping cancer development. The contexture of stromal infiltrates have been shown promote or inhibit tumor growth and patient prognosis. In attempts to gain insight into the immune networks that regulate tumorigenesis, we used genome wide expression datasets from patients with resected early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to identify immune-related genes associated with patient survival.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method

      Gene expression analysis was conducted on microarray datasets from 128 early-stage NSCLC adenocarcinoma resected tumor samples. Limiting analysis to immune-related genes, we identified a minimum gene set containing LAIR2 that was prognostic for lung adenocarcinoma. Immunohistochemistry and gene ontology analysis were used to determine the function of LAIR2.

      4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result

      From the gene signature, the gene encoding the immune collagen receptor LAIR2, was highly expressed within the high-risk patient subgroup (HR = 2.71, 95% CI = 1.49 to 4.90, P = 0.001). Gene ontology analysis revealed that LAIR2 expression correlated with negative immune regulation and associated immune signatures. Immunohistochemistry of resected lung adenocarcinoma revealed heterogeneous expression of LAIR2 within tumor epithelium and stromal immune cells, suggesting specificity and localization. ELISA for LAIR2 suggest that CD4+ Th2 cells maybe a major source of LAIR2 secretion and that recombinant LAIR2 may promote T cell exhaustion by activation of CD8+ T cells and upregulation of PD1 and LAG3.

      8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion

      Our results suggest that expression of LAIR2 result in poor patient prognosis and is associated with negative immune regulation. An understanding of LAIR2 function will provide insight into factors required during lung cancer progression and targets for intervention.

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