Multiplex Immunohistochemistry Analysis of Melanoma Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes. 2021

Thu Nguyen, and Nikolce Kocovski, and Sean Macdonald, and Han Xian Aw Yeang, and Minyu Wang, and Paul J Neeson
Cancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are an important prognostic indicator in melanoma and play a key role in the patient's response to immune checkpoint blockade. However, until recently, it was not possible to combine multi-parameter markers to define the TILs and their histological context. Multiplex immunohistochemistry (mIHC) is a new technology which addresses this issue and enables simultaneous detection of melanoma and multiple immune subsets in formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue. Following antigen retrieval, melanoma tissue sections are stained by OPAL on an autostainer, including serial rounds of epitope labelling with monoclonal antibodies followed by tyramide signal amplification (TSA). The stained tissue sections are then imaged on the Vectra instrument, and digital images are processed by analysis software (inForm and HALO) to derive tissue segmentation and immune subset densities within the tumor and tumor stroma. Spatial relationships between immune cells and tumor cells are then analyzed using a novel R algorithm. Taken together, multiplex IHC describes the histological context of the immune system in melanoma. The data is objective and allows for characterization of individual melanomas as T cell inflamed (hot), immune excluded, or no immune cells (cold).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D008545 Melanoma A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin, which may occur in the skin of any part of the body, in the eye, or, rarely, in the mucous membranes of the genitalia, anus, oral cavity, or other sites. It occurs mostly in adults and may originate de novo or from a pigmented nevus or malignant lentigo. Melanomas frequently metastasize widely, and the regional lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain are likely to be involved. The incidence of malignant skin melanomas is rising rapidly in all parts of the world. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, p2445) Malignant Melanoma,Malignant Melanomas,Melanoma, Malignant,Melanomas,Melanomas, Malignant
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014408 Biomarkers, Tumor Molecular products metabolized and secreted by neoplastic tissue and characterized biochemically in cells or BODY FLUIDS. They are indicators of tumor stage and grade as well as useful for monitoring responses to treatment and predicting recurrence. Many chemical groups are represented including HORMONES; ANTIGENS; amino and NUCLEIC ACIDS; ENZYMES; POLYAMINES; and specific CELL MEMBRANE PROTEINS and LIPIDS. Biochemical Tumor Marker,Cancer Biomarker,Carcinogen Markers,Markers, Tumor,Metabolite Markers, Neoplasm,Tumor Biomarker,Tumor Marker,Tumor Markers, Biochemical,Tumor Markers, Biological,Biochemical Tumor Markers,Biological Tumor Marker,Biological Tumor Markers,Biomarkers, Cancer,Marker, Biochemical Tumor,Marker, Biologic Tumor,Marker, Biological Tumor,Marker, Neoplasm Metabolite,Marker, Tumor Metabolite,Markers, Biochemical Tumor,Markers, Biological Tumor,Markers, Neoplasm Metabolite,Markers, Tumor Metabolite,Metabolite Markers, Tumor,Neoplasm Metabolite Markers,Tumor Markers, Biologic,Tumor Metabolite Marker,Biologic Tumor Marker,Biologic Tumor Markers,Biomarker, Cancer,Biomarker, Tumor,Cancer Biomarkers,Marker, Tumor,Markers, Biologic Tumor,Markers, Carcinogen,Metabolite Marker, Neoplasm,Metabolite Marker, Tumor,Neoplasm Metabolite Marker,Tumor Biomarkers,Tumor Marker, Biochemical,Tumor Marker, Biologic,Tumor Marker, Biological,Tumor Markers,Tumor Metabolite Markers
D016246 Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes that show specificity for autologous tumor cells. Ex vivo isolation and culturing of TIL with interleukin-2, followed by reinfusion into the patient, is one form of adoptive immunotherapy of cancer. Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte,Tumor-Derived Activated Cell,Tumor-Derived Activated Cells,Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte,Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes,Activated Cell, Tumor-Derived,Activated Cells, Tumor-Derived,Infiltrating Lymphocyte, Tumor,Infiltrating Lymphocytes, Tumor,Lymphocyte, Tumor Infiltrating,Lymphocyte, Tumor-Infiltrating,Lymphocytes, Tumor Infiltrating,Tumor Derived Activated Cell,Tumor Derived Activated Cells,Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes
D059016 Tumor Microenvironment The milieu surrounding neoplasms consisting of cells, vessels, soluble factors, and molecules, that can influence and be influenced by, the neoplasm's growth. Cancer Microenvironment,Cancer Microenvironments,Microenvironment, Cancer,Microenvironment, Tumor,Microenvironments, Cancer,Microenvironments, Tumor,Tumor Microenvironments

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