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ArticleJournal of pathology and translational medicine2021

Programmed death-ligand 1 expression and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in non-small cell lung cancer: association with clinicopathologic parameters.

Gaurav Garg, Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad, Navneet Singh, Parul Gupta, Valliappan Muthu, Ashim Das, Amanjit Bal

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Gaurav GargDepartment of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kuruswamy Thurai PrasadDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Navneet SinghDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Parul GuptaDepartment of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Valliappan MuthuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ashim DasDepartment of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Amanjit BalDepartment of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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backgroundData on the prevalence of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and their clinical significance in Indian patients are limited.

methodsNewly diagnosed NSCLC cases (adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma [SqCC] histology) were included in the present study. The TILs were evaluated based on morphology on hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides. PD-L1 expression in tumors was assessed using immunohistochemistry with rabbit monoclonal antibody (SP263) on the Ventana automated immunostainer. Tumors with PD-L1 expression > 50% on tumor cells were considered PD-L1-positive. Tumors in which TILs occupy > 25% of stroma were considered to have high TILs. The association of PD-L1 expression and TILs with various clinical parameters including overall survival (OS) was investigated.

resultsThe present study included 128 cases of NSCLC (67 adenocarcinoma, 61 SqCC). PD-L1 positivity was observed in 17.2% of the patients with NSCLC. Baseline characteristics of PD-L1-positive subjects were similar to PD-L1-negative subjects except for a higher prevalence of liver metastasis (18.2% vs. 2.8%; p = .018) and a higher probability of diagnosis from extrapulmonary biopsies. High TILs were observed in 26.6% of the subjects. However, PD-L1 expression and high TIL did not affect OS.

conclusionsPD-L1 positivity and high TILs were observed in 20% and 25% of the patients with NSCLC, respectively, however, neither were predictors of survival in SqCC.

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ImmunotherapyLung neoplasmsNon-small cell lung carcinomaPD-L1Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

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