Table 3 Clinical and pathological characteristics associated with high tumor PD-L1 positivity in mismatch repair intact grade 2 endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma

From: Identification of a subset of microsatellite-stable endometrial carcinoma with high PD-L1 and CD8+ lymphocytes

Variable

Tumor PD-L1 negative (69/132; 52%)

Tumor PD-L1 high positive (21/132; 16%)

p-Value

Age in years

  Mean (SD)

59 (12)

56 (12)

0.260

  Median (minimum–maximum)

60 (27–82)

59 (30–77)

Tumor size (mm)

  Mean (SD)

43 (26)

35 (17)

0.355

  Median (minimum–maximum)

35 (13–127)

31(12–75)

Tumor stage, n (%)

  I or II

66 (96)

18 (86)

0.735

  III or IV

3 (4)

3 (14)

Any myometrial invasion, n (%)

  Yes

44 (64)

18 (86)

0.065

  No

25 (36)

3 (14)

Myometrial invasion present and ≥50%, n (%)

  Yes

7 (16)

8 (44)

0.017

  No

37 (84)

10 (56)

  Not applicable (no myometrial invasion)

25

3

LVSI, n (%)

  Yes

8 (12)

8 (38)

0.005

  No

61 (88)

13 (62)

Metastasis to pelvic lymph nodes, n (%)

  Yes

2 (5)

3 (18)

0.165

  No

36 (95)

14 (82)

Metastasis to para-aortic lymph nodes, n (%)

  Yes

0

2 (18)

0.146

  No

17 (100)

9 (82)

PTEN IHC, n (%)

  Positive

42 (61)

8 (38)

0.148

  Heterogeneous

2 (3)

1 (5)

  Negative

25 (36)

12 (57)

CD3 (mean cells/mm2, SD)

  Overall

800 (470)

1174 (724)

0.014

  Hotspot

1287 (688)

1963 (895)

0.001

  Periphery

729 (436)

1214 (749)

0.002

 Center

811 (516)

1134 (766)

0.066

CD8 (mean cells/mm2, SD)

  Overall

398 (293)

804 (755)

0.017

  Hotspot

652 (441)

1233 (859)

0.001

  Periphery

383 (275)

882 (782)

0.003

  Center

379 (319)

720 (782)

0.073

CD68 (mean cells/mm2, SD)

  Overall

176 (158)

170 (106)

0.650

  Hotspot

286 (241)

287 (159)

0.499

  Periphery

157 (152)

171 (109)

0.231

  Center

193 (183)

170 (118)

0.963