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Immunoediting and precision biomarkers in prostate cancer: The emerging role of liquid biopsy, immune contexture and HLA genotype (Review)

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Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) remains a leading cause of cancer‑related mortality in men despite advances in screening and localized treatment. The clinical heterogeneity of PCa, ranging from indolent disease to aggressive, lethal phenotypes, underscores the urgent need for reliable biomarkers that improve diagnosis, prognostication and therapeutic decision‑making. While prostate‑specific antigen testing has reduced mortality, its limited specificity has resulted in overdiagnosis and overtreatment. The present review provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary and emerging biomarkers that support a precision‑medicine approach to PCa management. The present review summarizes established and novel diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers, including serum‑ and urine‑based assays, genomic and transcriptomic signatures and multiparametric imaging. Particular emphasis is placed on liquid biopsy technologies (circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor DNA and extracellular vesicles), which offer minimally invasive, real‑time insights into tumor burden, molecular evolution and treatment resistance, although their clinical implementation remains context‑dependent and is currently most established in advanced disease settings rather than routine early‑stage management. The present review discusses the strengths and limitations of these platforms, highlighting disease‑stage dependency, technical variability and sensitivity constraints. Beyond tumor‑intrinsic markers, tissue‑based immune biomarkers that capture the tumor immune microenvironment, including immune cell density, spatial organization, checkpoint expression and immune‑related gene signatures, are explored. Evidence indicates that ‘immune‑hot’ tumors characterized by CD8+ T‑cell infiltration and interferon‑γ signaling are associated with improved outcomes, whereas immunosuppressive macrophage‑ or regulatory T‑cell‑dominant profiles predict poor prognosis. However, these associations are not uniform across studies and PCa remains largely resistant to immunotherapy, underscoring the need to improve the understanding of immune evasion mechanisms and the contextual limitations of immune biomarkers. Furthermore, the present review examines the emerging role of germline human leukocyte antigen class I genotype as a prognostic and predictive biomarker, explicitly integrating it with tissue‑based immune contexture and liquid biopsy readouts by proposing immunoediting as a unifying mechanistic framework that links allele‑specific antigen presentation to immune infiltration. Finally, the present review highlights the prognostic significance of preexisting tumor‑antigen‑specific CD8+ T cells, which reflect an active antitumor immune response and predict a favorable progression‑free survival and responsiveness to immunotherapeutic strategies. Collectively, the present review underscores the need for standardized, multimodal biomarker integration and prospective validation to enable personalized, immune‑aware management of PCa.
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Figure 1

HLA-A*02:01 allele-restricted peptide
presentation as a driver of intratumoral heterogeneity. Tumor cells
expressing the same HLA allele (in this case the HLA-A*02:01
allele) can present distinct repertoires of tumor-derived peptides,
generating multiple layers of intratumoral heterogeneity. (A,B)
Neoantigen-encoding somatic mutations are frequently subclonal or
unevenly expressed across tumor regions, resulting in spatially
variable peptide availability for HLA class I presentation. (C)
Even when a mutation is present, defects in antigen-processing and
presentation pathways, including proteasomal cleavage, peptide
trimming, transporter associated with antigen processing-mediated
transport, endoplasmic reticulum loading and endoplasmic reticulum
aminopeptidase editing, negatively affect the stability of
peptide-HLA class I complex and its display at the cell surface.
(D) Sine peptide presentation is HLA allele-specific,
allele-selective loss or downregulation of HLA class I molecules
(such as via loss of heterozygosity or other MHC-I alterations)
produces tumor subclones that no longer present the peptide,
enabling immune-mediated selection and spatial or temporal
segregation of presenting and non-presenting cells. Under sustained
T-cell-mediated immune pressure, tumors may acquire defects in
antigen-presentation pathways, such as (E) HLA loss or (F)
β2-microglobulin mutations, further increasing phenotypic
heterogeneity and promoting resistance to T-cell-based therapies
[Created in BioRender. Fortis, S. (2026) https://BioRender.com/mmsl3zm]. Agreement license
WF29LKNSK4. HLA, human leukocyte antigen; MHC, major
histocompatibility complex.

Figure 2

HLA-A*24:02-mediated presentation of
immunogenic tumor peptides drives potent CD8+ T cell
antitumor immunity. The schematic depicts the HLA-A*24:02 allele
effectively binding and presenting tumor-derived immunogenic
peptides on the cell surface, facilitating recognition by
CD8+ T cells. Peptides produced via intracellular
antigen processing are loaded onto HLA-A24 molecules, forming
stable peptide-HLA complexes that drive strong activation, clonal
expansion and effector differentiation of tumor-specific
CD8+ T cells. This coordinated process of antigen
presentation and CD8+ T-cell activation enhances
cytotoxic activity, resulting in efficient tumor cell elimination
[Created in BioRender. Fortis, S. (2026) https://BioRender.com/3v0nh8u]. Agreement license
GD29LKO1LQ. HLA, human leukocyte antigen.

Figure 3

HLA-A*24:02 may preferentially
present conserved or essential 'driver' antigens as targets with
low heterogeneity. HLA-A*24:02 may preferentially facilitate the
presentation of conserved, clonally expressed tumor peptides with
high MHC class I binding affinity, leading to the activation and
expansion of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells bearing T-cell
receptors specific for these epitopes. Consequently, tumors
expressing HLA-A*24:02 remain readily detectable by activated
cytotoxic CD8+ T cells, which can efficiently recognize
and eliminate them [Created in BioRender. Fortis, S. (2026)
https://BioRender.com/lwwc6qi].
Agreement license KY29LKV4HJ. HLA, human leukocyte antigen; MHC,
major histocompatibility complex.

Figure 4

HLA-A*24:02-mediated immunogenicity
and durable immune control in PCa. Schematic representation of the
proposed mechanism by which HLA-A*24:02 expression confers
favorable clinical outcomes in PCa. HLA-A*24:02-positive tumor
cells maintain sustained presentation of tumor-derived peptides
throughout disease evolution, resulting in enhanced immunogenicity
and persistent activation of tumor-specific CD8+ T-cell
memory. This continuous immune recognition supports long-term
immunosurveillance and establishes an extended state of immune
'equilibrium,' characterized by reduced tumor growth rates and
improved OS [Created in BioRender. Fortis, S. (2026) https://BioRender.com/3dl9c85]. Agreement
license VD29LKOJ3P. HLA, human leukocyte antigen; PCa, prostate
cancer; OS, overall survival.

Figure 5

Proposed mechanism of AE37
vaccine-induced antitumor immunity and epitope spreading. Schematic
illustration of the AE37 vaccine-driven immune response. (A)
Vaccination induces robust activation of preexisting AE37-specific
memory CD8+ T cells, leading to the generation of a
proinflammatory tumor microenvironment and (B) direct lysis of
autologous tumor cells expressing epitopes encompassing the AE37
amino acid sequence. (C) Tumor cell lysis results in the release of
additional tumor-derived peptides, including HER-2/neu, PSA and
TERT, which are subsequently (D) captured and cross-presented by
DCs to other preexisting tumor-specific memory CD8+ T
cells bearing cognate T-cell receptors. (E) This process promotes
secondary memory CD8+ T-cell activation, clonal
expansion and amplified tumor cell killing across both (F) clonal
and subclonal populations, thereby overcoming tumor heterogeneity
[Created in BioRender. Fortis, S. (2026) https://BioRender.com/mydl63k]. Agreement license
DI29LKOS9N. EM, effector memory; CCL, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand;
CXCL, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand; PSA, prostate-specific
antigen; TERT, telomerase reverse transcriptase; IL, interleukin;
DCs, dendritic cells.

Figure 6

Peripheral blood prognostic
biosignatures integrating soluble factors and tumor-specific
CD8+ T cells in localized PCa. Schematic representation
of prognostic immune biosignatures in patients with localized PCa
based on circulating levels of TGFβ, IL-8 and HER-ECD in
combination with PSA (153-161)-specific CD8+ T-cell
frequencies. Low peripheral levels of TGFβ, IL-8 and HER-ECD define
a favorable biosignature associated with increased frequencies of
PSA (153-161)-specific CD8+ T cells,
enhanced antitumor immunity and improved patient survival. By
contrast, elevated circulating levels of TGFβ, IL-8 and HER-ECD
characterize an unfavorable biosignature marked by reduced
tumor-specific CD8+ T-cell frequencies, immune
suppression, tumor progression and poorer clinical outcomes. These
findings suggest that the degree of peripheral immune suppression
regulates the abundance of preexisting tumor-specific
CD8+ T cells and thereby significantly influences
disease course and prognosis [Created in BioRender. Fortis, S.
(2026) https://BioRender.com/unh610m].
Agreement license ZF29LKOZWI. PCa, prostate cancer; TGFβ,
transforming growth factor-β; IL-8, interleukin-8; HER-ECD, HER
extracellular domain; PSA, prostate-specific antigen.
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Baxevanis CN, Stokidis S, Fortis SP, Goulielmaki M, Tsitsilonis OE and Gritzapis AD: Immunoediting and precision biomarkers in prostate cancer: The emerging role of liquid biopsy, immune contexture and HLA genotype (Review). Int J Oncol 69: 104, 2026.
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Baxevanis, C.N., Stokidis, S., Fortis, S.P., Goulielmaki, M., Tsitsilonis, O.E., & Gritzapis, A.D. (2026). Immunoediting and precision biomarkers in prostate cancer: The emerging role of liquid biopsy, immune contexture and HLA genotype (Review). International Journal of Oncology, 69, 104. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2026.5917
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Baxevanis, C. N., Stokidis, S., Fortis, S. P., Goulielmaki, M., Tsitsilonis, O. E., Gritzapis, A. D."Immunoediting and precision biomarkers in prostate cancer: The emerging role of liquid biopsy, immune contexture and HLA genotype (Review)". International Journal of Oncology 69.3 (2026): 104.
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Baxevanis, C. N., Stokidis, S., Fortis, S. P., Goulielmaki, M., Tsitsilonis, O. E., Gritzapis, A. D."Immunoediting and precision biomarkers in prostate cancer: The emerging role of liquid biopsy, immune contexture and HLA genotype (Review)". International Journal of Oncology 69, no. 3 (2026): 104. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2026.5917
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Baxevanis CN, Stokidis S, Fortis SP, Goulielmaki M, Tsitsilonis OE and Gritzapis AD: Immunoediting and precision biomarkers in prostate cancer: The emerging role of liquid biopsy, immune contexture and HLA genotype (Review). Int J Oncol 69: 104, 2026.
APA
Baxevanis, C.N., Stokidis, S., Fortis, S.P., Goulielmaki, M., Tsitsilonis, O.E., & Gritzapis, A.D. (2026). Immunoediting and precision biomarkers in prostate cancer: The emerging role of liquid biopsy, immune contexture and HLA genotype (Review). International Journal of Oncology, 69, 104. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2026.5917
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Baxevanis, C. N., Stokidis, S., Fortis, S. P., Goulielmaki, M., Tsitsilonis, O. E., Gritzapis, A. D."Immunoediting and precision biomarkers in prostate cancer: The emerging role of liquid biopsy, immune contexture and HLA genotype (Review)". International Journal of Oncology 69.3 (2026): 104.
Chicago
Baxevanis, C. N., Stokidis, S., Fortis, S. P., Goulielmaki, M., Tsitsilonis, O. E., Gritzapis, A. D."Immunoediting and precision biomarkers in prostate cancer: The emerging role of liquid biopsy, immune contexture and HLA genotype (Review)". International Journal of Oncology 69, no. 3 (2026): 104. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2026.5917
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