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Aberrant PD‐L1 (CD274) expression has been described in different types of tumour and linked to tumour aggressiveness and a poor prognosis. In primary colorectal carcinomas (CRCs), CD274 expression was reported to be associated with mismatch repair (MMR)‐deficiency,  BRAF  mutation, and “stem‐like” immunophenotype defined by down‐regulation of homeobox protein CDX2 and membranous expression of activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM). However, the immunophenotype and genotype of CD274‐positive metastatic CRC have not been extensively analysed. In this study, 189 CRC metastases were evaluated immunohistochemically for CD274, MMR proteins, CDX2, and ALCAM expression. Immunostaining for CD4, CD8, and FOXP3 was also performed to characterize tumour‐associated immune cells. In addition, 34 arbitrarily selected lesions were genotyped using Sanger‐ and next‐generation sequencing. Univariate analyses showed no clear association between CD274 expression and clinicopathological parameters including MMR‐deficiency or “stem‐like” immunophenotype after adjustment for multiple testing. Comparison of the clinicopathological profiles of CD274‐positive primary and metastatic tumours revealed in the latter younger age of occurrence (60.9 ± 13.3 versus 72.6 ± 13.1 years,  p  = 0.001), cytoplasm‐dominant CD274 expression ( p  < 0.001), infrequent MMR‐deficiency ( p  < 0.001), and common  KRAS  mutations (54%,  p  < 0.001). In five cultured colon cancer cell lines, CD274 was expressed and modulated after exogenous exposure to IFNγ and TGF‐β1. Thus, CD274 regulation mechanisms might include tumour micro environmental factors. Based on significantly different characteristics in CD274‐positive metastatic and primary CRCs, evaluation of metastases should also be considered when planning immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

the journal of pathology: clinical research

Histopathological and genotypic characterization of metastatic colorectal carcinoma with PD‐L1 (CD274)‐expression: Possible roles of tumour micro environmental factors for CD274 expression