Table 1 Patient and sample characteristics.

From: PD-L1 expression in gastric cancer: interchangeability of 22C3 and 28-8 pharmDx assays for responses to immunotherapy

Variables

PD-L1 immunohistochemistry

(22C3 pharmDx)

Total

P value

 

Negative (CPS = 0)

Positive (CPS ≥ 1)

  

Age

  <60

24

(80.0%)

9

(36.0%)

33

0.001

  ≥60

6

(20.0%)

16

(64.0%)

22

 

Sex

  Male

15

(50.0%)

21

(84.0%)

36

0.008

  Female

15

(50.0%)

4

(16.0%)

19

 

Differentiation

  Well differentiated

1

(3.3%)

1

(4.0%)

2

0.391a

  Moderately differentiated

4

(13.3%)

7

(28.0%)

11

 

  Poorly differentiated

25

(83.3%)

17

(68.0%)

42

 

Lauren classification

  Intestinal

6

(20.0%)

8

(32.0%)

14

0.414a

  Diffuse

21

(70.0%)

12

(48.0%)

33

 

  Mixed

2

(6.7%)

3

(12.0%)

5

 

  Indeterminate

1

(3.3%)

2

(8.0%)

3

 

Stage

  I

3

(10.0%)

1

(4.0%)

4

0.739a

  II

3

(10.0%)

4

(16.0%)

7

 

  III

17

(56.7%)

16

(64.0%)

33

 

  IV

7

(23.3%)

4

(16.0%)

11

 

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

  Not performed

30

(100%)

21

(84.0%)

51

0.037a

  Performed

0

(0%)

4

(16.0%)

4

 

Tissue type

  Stomach resection

24

(80.0%)

25

(100%)

49

0.076a

  Stomach biopsy

2

(6.7%)

0

(0%)

2

 

  Peritoneal biopsy

4

(13.3%)

0

(0%)

4

 

HER2

  Negative

29

(96.7%)

25

(100%)

54

1a

  Positive

1

(3.3%)

0

(0%)

1

 

EBV

  Negative

29

(100%)

20

(83.3%)

49

0.036a

  Positive

0

(0%)

4

(16.7%)

4

 

MSI

  MSS

20

(95.2%)

14

(77.8%)

34

0.162a

  MSI-high

1

(4.8%)

4

(22.2%)

5

 

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

  Low

24

(80.0%)

14

(56.0%)

38

0.055

  High

6

(20.0%)

11

(44.0%)

17

 

Total

30

(54.5%)

25

(45.5%)

55

 
  1. PD-L1 programmed cell death ligand-1, CPS combined positive score, EBV Epstein–Barr virus, MSI microsatellite instability, MSS microsatellite stable.
  2. aDone by Fisher’s exact test.