Abstract
Cluster of differentiation 47 (CD47) has been identified as a new immune checkpoint. The exact role of CD47 in prognosis of breast cancer remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of CD47 in breast cancer, and to measure the density of tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) infiltration by CD68 IHC staining. Furthermore, assessing the relations of CD47 and CD68 expression to different clinicopathological variables and evaluating the prognostic role of CD47 and CD68 in breast cancer cases. This retrospective cohort study included 200 diagnosed primary breast cancer cases who underwent surgical resection at the Oncology Center of Mansoura University (OCMU), Faculty of Medicine, Egypt. Clinicopathological and survival data were collected. IHC for CD47 and CD68 was performed. Among 200 breast cancer cases, high CD47 expression was detected in 89 cases (44.5%). CD47 high expression was significantly associated with presence of distant metastasis (P=0.04), advanced TNM stage (P=0.02), ER & PR negativity (P=0.04 & 0.004 respectively), and molecular subtype (P=0.03). Their was a statistically significant association between CD47 and CD68 expression (P=0.002). CD47 high expression was found to predict poor overall survival, but it is not considered alone as independent poor prognostic factor by multivariate analysis. Multivariate analysis spotted combined high expression of CD47 and CD68 as an independent prognostic predictor for shorter OS in breast cancer patients (P=0.002). CD47 high expression is related to poor prognosis in breast cancer patients especially when associated with high CD68+TAMs infiltration. Therefore, CD47 is a promising prognostic and therapeutic target in breast carcinoma that may direct selection of patients for immunotherapy.
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