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Introduction: Upon interaction of CD70, a type II transmembrane protein, with its receptor CD27, the NFκB pathway is activated, leading to proliferation and survival. Hence, CD70 expression is tightly regulated and only transient on cells of the lymphoid lineage. In contrast, constitutive overexpression of CD70 has been documented in malignancies, where it appears to mediate immune escape through recruitment of CD27+ regulatory cells. Soluble CD27 (sCD27), the extracellular domain of CD27, can be released after lymphocyte activation and has been detected at increased levels in serum samples of lymphoid malignancies. To our knowledge, expression of CD70 has never been systematically characterized in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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