Thymus Composition, Disease Control, and Toxicity in Locally Advanced Lung Cancer

medRxiv Oncology | |

Thymic involution, characterized by adipose replacement of functional thymic tissue, is a broadly recognized feature of age-related immunosenescence. Currently, no established, non-invasive method measures residual thymus in adults, its relationship with host immunity, or its influence on tumor immunosurveillance, cancer outcomes, and treatment-related toxicities. In a multi-institutional cohort of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we created…

Topics: lung-cancer, blood-cancer, prevention