CD8A and neoplasm: Bearing in mind the prominence of CD4+ T cells within the lymphocyte population of CCK168 tumors, we considered that the enhanced CD4 + Treg to CD4 + Teff (effector) ratio (Fig. 2g), and the presumed change in cytokine profile from inflammatory to immunosuppressive T cells, might contribute in part to reduced penetration of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells into the tumor core.