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. 2011 Nov 28;9:204. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-9-204

Table 4.

Association of clinical activity with tumor biomarkers.

Biomarker Observed Effect P-value*

Benefit Group
(n = 21)
Non-benefit Group
(n = 43)
TILs change from baseline to week 4, by H&E 4/7 increase
0/7 decrease
3/7 no change
2/20 increase
3/20 decrease
15/20 no change
0.005

FoxP3 expression at baseline, by IHC 6/8 evaluable patients positive 9/25 evaluable patients positive 0.014

IDO expression at baseline, by IHC 3/8 evaluable patients positive 3/27 evaluable patients positive 0.012

*P-values are for tests of association between biomarker and clinical activity and are uncorrected for multiple testing.

H&E: hematoxylin and eosin; IDO: indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; IHC: immunohistochemistry; TILs: tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes.