Table 1 The clinicopathological features between VISTA-high group and VISTA-low group based on Total regions.

From: Immunosuppressive immune microenvironment landscapes in VISTA-high gastric cancer

Characteristic

All

High Group

Low Group

P value

N = 172

N = 52

N = 120

Age

Ā Ā Ā 

0.326

ā€ƒmedian, IQR

62.00 [53.00, 69.00]

62.50 [53.75, 71.00]

62.00 [52.75, 68.00]

Ā 

Gender

Ā Ā Ā 

0.396

ā€ƒMale

130 (75.6%)

42 (80.8%)

88 (73.3%)

Ā 

ā€ƒFemale

42 (24.4%)

10 (19.2%)

32 (26.7%)

Ā 

ECOG PS

Ā Ā Ā 

0.555

ā€ƒ0

73 (42.4%)

26 (50.0%)

47 (39.2%)

Ā 

ā€ƒ1

87 (50.6%)

24 (46.2%)

63 (52.5%)

Ā 

ā€ƒ2

3 (1.7%)

1 (1.9%)

2 (1.7%)

Ā 

ā€ƒ3

2 (1.2%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.7%)

Ā 

ā€ƒUnknown

7 (4.1%)

1 (1.9%)

6 (5.0%)

Ā 

Location

Ā Ā Ā 

0.735

ā€ƒGEJ

58 (33.7%)

19 (36.5%)

39 (32.5%)

Ā 

ā€ƒnon-GEJ

114 (66.3%)

33 (63.5%)

81 (67.5%)

Ā 

Differentiation

Ā Ā Ā 

0.484

ā€ƒModerate

57 (33.1%)

20 (38.5%)

37 (30.8%)

Ā 

ā€ƒModerate-poor

39 (22.7%)

8 (15.4%)

31 (25.8%)

Ā 

ā€ƒPoor

73 (42.4%)

23 (44.2%)

50 (41.7%)

Ā 

ā€ƒUnknown

3 (1.7%)

1 (1.9%)

2 (1.7%)

Ā 

Lauren classification

Ā Ā Ā 

0.676

ā€ƒIntestinal type

107 (62.2%)

33 (63.5%)

74 (61.7%)

Ā 

ā€ƒDiffuse type

27 (15.7%)

10 (19.2%)

17 (14.2%)

Ā 

ā€ƒMixed type

35 (20.3%)

8 (15.4%)

27 (22.5%)

Ā 

ā€ƒUnknown

3 (1.7%)

1 (1.9%)

2 (1.7%)

Ā 

Stage

Ā Ā Ā 

0.008

ā€ƒII

1 (0.6%)

1 (1.9%)

0 (0.0%)

Ā 

ā€ƒIII

30 (17.4%)

15 (28.8%)

15 (12.5%)

Ā 

ā€ƒIV

138 (80.2%)

34 (65.4%)

104 (86.7%)

Ā 

ā€ƒUnknown

3 (1.7%)

2 (3.8%)

1 (0.8%)

Ā 

HER2 expression

Ā Ā Ā 

0.307

ā€ƒPositive

102 (59.3%)

31 (59.6%)

71 (59.2%)

Ā 

ā€ƒNegative

69 (40.1%)

20 (38.5%)

49 (40.8%)

Ā 

ā€ƒUnknown

1 (0.6%)

1 (1.9%)

0 (0.0%)

Ā 

PD-L1 expression (CPS)

Ā Ā Ā 

0.478

ā€ƒ<1

42 (24.4%)

15 (28.8%)

27 (22.5%)

Ā 

ā€ƒ1-5

28 (16.3%)

7 (13.5%)

21 (17.5%)

Ā 

ā€ƒ5-10

24 (14.0%)

7 (13.5%)

17 (14.2%)

Ā 

ā€ƒ>10

47 (27.3%)

17 (32.7%)

30 (25.0%)

Ā 

ā€ƒUnknown

31 (18.0%)

6 (11.5%)

25 (20.8%)

Ā 

MMR status

Ā Ā Ā 

0.204

pMMR

153 (89.0%)

48 (92.3%)

105 (87.5%)

Ā 

dMMR

12 (7.0%)

4 (7.7%)

8 (6.7%)

Ā 

ā€ƒUnknown

7 (4.1%)

0 (0.0%)

7 (5.8%)

Ā 

EBV status

Ā Ā Ā 

0.626

ā€ƒPositive

18 (10.5%)

7 (13.5%)

11 (9.2%)

Ā 

ā€ƒNegative

145 (84.3%)

43 (82.7%)

102 (85.0%)

Ā 

ā€ƒUnknown

9 (5.2%)

2 (3.8%)

7 (5.8%)

Ā 

Therapy Category

Ā Ā Ā 

0.062

ā€ƒFirst-line

115 (66.9%)

31 (59.6%)

84 (70.0%)

Ā 

ā€ƒSecond-line or Above

36 (20.9%)

10 (19.2%)

26 (21.7%)

Ā 

ā€ƒNeoadjuvant Therapy

21 (12.2%)

11 (21.2%)

10 (8.3%)

Ā 
  1. IQR interquartile range, GEJ gastroesophageal junction, dMMR deficient mismatch repair, pMMR proficient mismatch repair.