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. 2016 Aug 2;14:232. doi: 10.1186/s12967-016-0990-x

Table 5.

Automated quantification by Definiens image analysis software for CD8+ and PD-L1+ cells on FFPE sections. Differentiated tumor component and immune component analysis for PD-L1 expression by pathologist is also shown

Clinical benefit Independent-samples Kruskal–Wallis test
DB NB p value
Definiens CD8 % marker area
Count 7 13 0.492
Valid N 6 10
Median 4.3 1.8
Percentile 25 2.7 0.3
Percentile 75 9.5 4.9
Definiens pdl1 % marker area
Count 7 13 0.299
Valid N 6 6
Median 11.1 3.7
Percentile 25 1.7 0.1
Percentile 75 20.1 8.0
Pathologist evaluation % PDL1 TC
Count 7 13 0.240
Valid N 6 12
Median 17.5 0
Percentile 25 0 0
Percentile 75 20.0 4.5
Pathologist evaluation % PDL1 TC
Count 7 13 0.451
Valid N 6 12
Median 4.5 1.0
Percentile 25 1.0 0
Percentile 75 5.0 4.0