We studied the expression of CD66b (a protein of the cancer-embryonic antigen family, expressed mainly in neutrophils) in tumor and stromal cells of non-small cell lung cancer (93 samples). The number of CD66b+ neutrophils is not associated with clinical and morphological parameters of the tumors and the disease prognosis. However, CD66b is expressed in the tumor cells of most studied samples. CD66b expression is also associated with the histological type of tumor and its localization. Increased expression of CD66b in tumor cells indicated a more favorable prognosis, which allows using this protein as a prognostic marker and as a potential target for the immunotherapy.
Keywords: CD66b; lung cancer; neutrophil; prognosis.
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