Table 1.
Expression of subtype-defining markers in 135 Extensive-SCLC patients
| Markers | Total cases with positive expression N(%) | H-score Range N(%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| >10–50 | >50–150 | >150 | ||
| ASCL1(SCLC-A) | 82(60.7%) | 35(42.7%) | 27(32.9%) | 20(24.4%) |
| NEUROD1(SCLC-N) | 39(28.9%) | 18(46.1%) | 12(30.8%) | 9(23.1%) |
| POU2F3(SCLC-P) | 10(7.4%) | 6(60.0%) | 3(30.0%) | 1(10.0%) |
| Inflamed(SCLC-I) | 25(18.5%) | - | - | - |
SCLC-A: 61 patients expressing only ASCL1 and 21 patients expressing both ASCL1 and NEUROD1; SCLC-N: 18 patients expressing only NEUROD1 and 21 co-expressing ASCL1 and NEUROD1