Positive Expression of Programmed Death Ligand 1 in Peritumoral Liver Tissue is Associated with Poor Survival after Curative Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

BACKGROUND: Recurrence or metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is mainly intrahepatic after curative resection, demonstrating that the peritumoral environment is important but often neglected. Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) in intratumoral liver tissues is a poor prognosis factor whose im...

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Main Authors: Xiaomeng Dai, Jun Xue, Jianli Hu, Sheng-li Yang, George G. Chen, Paul B.S. Lai, Chao Yu, Cui Zeng, Xiefan Fang, Xiaoli Pan, Tao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523317300840