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Table 1 Differences in basal- or cytokine-stimulated phospho-protein levels in cancer patients’ peripheral immune cells compared to healthy donors

From: Phosphoflow cytometry to assess cytokine signaling pathways in peripheral immune cells: potential for inferring immune cell function and treatment response in patients with solid tumors

Cancer type

Signaling pathway

Cell type

Increased or decreased in cancer patients vs healthy donors

Reference

Melanoma

IFNα – p-STAT1(Y701)

Lymphocytes

Decreased

[17]

Breast

IFNα – p-STAT1(Y701)

T cells, B cells, NK cells

Decreased

[18]

IFNγ – p-STAT1(Y701)

B cells

Decreased

Gastrointestinal

IFNα – p-STAT1(Y701)

T cells, B cells

Decreased

IFNγ – p-STAT1(Y701)

B cells

Decreased

Melanoma

IFNα – p-STAT1(Y701)

T cells, B cells

Decreased

IFNγ – p-STAT1(Y701)

B cells

Decreased

Breast

IL-6 p-STAT1(Y701)

CD4+ naïve T cells

Decreased

[19]

IL-6 p-STAT3(Y705)

CD4+ naïve T cells

Decreased

Hepatocellular

p-STAT3(Y705)

CD4+ and CD8+ T cells

Increased

[20]

Breast

IL-7 p-STAT5(Y694)

CD4+ and CD8+ T cells

Decreased

[21]