Table 2.
RQ values, reflecting the relative expression levels of CTLA-4, in NSCLC subtypes and according to the tumor size.
| Histopathological NSCLC subtype | Mean RQ value ± SEM |
RQ value >1 n (%) |
RQ value <1 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCC (n = 41) | 8.34 ± 16.86 | 32 (78%) | 9 (22%) |
| AC (n = 23) | 5.47 ± 9.92 | 15 (65.22%) | 8 (34.78%) |
| LCC (n = 7) | 6.93 ± 1.23 | 6 (85.71%) | 1 (14.29%) |
| Tumor size (TNM system) | |||
| T1 (n = 19) | 8.29 ± 7.56 | 13 (68%) | 6 (32%) |
| T2 (n = 33) | 14.16 ± 18.24 | 24 (73%) | 9 (27%) |
| T3 + T4 (n = 19) | 2.13 ± 14.37 | 11 (58%) | 8 (42%) |
|
| |||
| Total (n = 71) | 6.91 ± 17.79 | 53 (74.65%) | 18 (25.35%) |