Table 3 Overall survival of PD-L1, PD-1, CD8, CD4 and CD3 is shown for the derivation and validation cohorts.

From: Association of tumour and stroma PD-1, PD-L1, CD3, CD4 and CD8 expression with DCB and OS to nivolumab treatment in NSCLC patients pre-treated with chemotherapy

Derivation cohort

Validation cohort

Variables

Median OS (months)

p value

Variables

Median OS (months)

p value

Tumour PD-L1 expression

Ā 

0.003

Tumour PD-L1 expression

Ā 

0.73

Ā <1% (n = 50)

5.0

Ā 

<1% (n = 49)

6.0

Ā 

Ā 1–49% (n = 8)

1.0

Ā 

1–49% (n = 8)

6.0

Ā 

 ≄50% (n = 8)

21.0

Ā 

≄50% (n = 13)

8.0

Ā 

Stromal infiltration of PD-L1+ IC

Ā 

0.68

Stromal infiltration of PD-L1+ IC

Ā 

0.72

Ā Low infiltration (n = 40)

5.0

Ā 

Low infiltration (n = 44)

6.0

Ā 

Ā Intermediate infiltration (n = 15)

7.0

Ā 

Intermediate infiltration (n = 14)

9.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration (n = 9)

5.0

Ā 

High infiltration (n = 10)

9.0

Ā 

Stromal infiltration of PD-1+ IC

Ā 

0.080

Stromal infiltration of PD-1+ IC

Ā 

0.13

Ā Low infiltration (n = 38)

5.0

Ā 

Low infiltration (n = 43)

6.0

Ā 

Ā Intermediate infiltration (n = 21)

9.0

Ā 

Intermediate infiltration (n = 13)

6.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration (n = 7)

NR

Ā 

High infiltration (n = 14)

12.0

Ā 

Tumour infiltration of CD8+ IC

Ā 

0.062

Tumour infiltration of CD8+ IC

Ā 

0.024

Ā Low infiltration (n = 35)

5.0

Ā 

Low infiltration (n = 41)

5.0

Ā 

Ā Intermediate infiltration (n = 18)

7.0

Ā 

Intermediate infiltration (n = 9)

6.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration (n = 14)

5.0

Ā 

High infiltration (n = 20)

12.0

Ā 

Stromal infiltration of CD8+ IC

Ā 

0.035

Stromal infiltration of CD8+ IC

Ā 

0.007

Ā Low infiltration (n = 15)

5.0

Ā 

Low infiltration (n = 14)

6.0

Ā 

Ā Intermediate infiltration (n = 21)

5.0

Ā 

Intermediate infiltration (n = 24)

4.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration (n = 30)

9.0

Ā 

High infiltration (n = 32)

11.0

Ā 

Stromal infiltration of CD3+ IC

Ā 

0.017

Stromal infiltration of CD3+ IC

Ā 

0.16

Ā Low infiltration (n = 22)

3.0

Ā 

Low infiltration (n = 27)

5.0

Ā 

Ā Intermediate infiltration (n = 21)

7.0

Ā 

Intermediate infiltration (n = 28)

8.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration (n = 22)

8.0

Ā 

High infiltration (n = 15)

10.0

Ā 

Stromal infiltration of CD4+ IC

Ā 

0.010

Stromal infiltration of CD4+ IC

Ā 

0.018

Ā Low infiltration (n = 16)

5.0

Ā 

Low infiltration (n = 15)

6.0

Ā 

Ā Intermediate infiltration (n = 13)

5.0

Ā 

Intermediate infiltration (n = 23)

3.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration (n = 36)

9.0

Ā 

High infiltration (n = 32)

10.0

Ā 

Combined tumour and stromal infiltration of CD8+ IC

Ā 

<0.0001

Combined tumour and stromal infiltration of CD8+ IC

Ā 

0.008

Ā Low infiltration of tumour and stromal CD8+ IC (n = 28)

5.0

Ā 

Low infiltration of tumour and stromal CD8+ IC (n = 31)

5.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration of tumour or stromal CD8+ IC (n = 14)

2.0

Ā 

High infiltration of tumour or stromal CD8+ IC (n = 17)

6.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration of tumour and stromal CD8+ IC (n = 24)

12.0

Ā 

High infiltration of tumour and stromal CD8+ IC (n = 22)

12.0

Ā 

Combined stromal infiltration of PD-1+ and CD8+ IC

Ā 

0.023

Combined stromal infiltration of PD-1+ and CD8+ IC

Ā 

0.027

Ā Low infiltration of stromal PD-1+ and CD8+ IC (n = 28)

5.0

Ā 

Low infiltration of stromal PD-1+ and CD8+ IC (n = 33)

6.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration of stromal PD-1+ or CD8+ IC (n = 17)

7.0

Ā 

High infiltration of stromal PD-1+ or CD8+ IC (n = 15)

3.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration of stromal PD-1+ and CD8+ IC (n = 20)

9.0

Ā 

High infiltration of stromal PD-1+ and CD8+ IC (n = 22)

12.0

Ā 

Combined stromal infiltration of PD-L1+ and CD8+ IC

Ā 

0.021

Combined stromal infiltration of PD-L1+ and CD8+ IC

Ā 

0.18

Ā Low infiltration of stromal PD-L1+ and CD8+ IC (n = 30)

5.0

Ā 

Low infiltration of stromal PD-L1+ and CD8+ IC (n = 31)

5.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration of stromal PD-L1+ or CD8+ IC (n = 16)

9.0

Ā 

High infiltration of stromal PD-L1+ or CD8+ IC (n = 19)

6.0

Ā 

Ā High infiltration of stromal PD-L1+ and CD8+ IC (n = 18)

7.0

Ā 

High infiltration of stromal PD-L1+ and CD8+ IC (n = 18)

12.0

Ā 
  1. Statistically significant p < 0.05 values are in bold