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. 2016 Dec 29;107(12):1730–1735. doi: 10.1111/cas.13101

Table 4.

Comparison of positivity rate between primary and metastatic breast cancer tumors for each antibody

Primary tumor Metastatic tumor P‐value
Total breast tumors, n (%) 20 (100) 23 (100)
CNB specimens 5 (25) 1 (4)
Surgical specimens 15 (75) 22 (96)
TIL positivity rate, median % (range)
CD4 40 (<10–77) 25 (<10–83) 0.03
CD8 16 (<10–37) 10 (<10–37) 0.01
Foxp3 <10 (<10–10) <10 (<10) 0.16
PD‐L1 <10 (<10–90) <10 (<10–15) 0.21
PD‐L2 42 (<10–80) 30 (<10–80) 0.09
Expression in tumor cells, n (%)
PD‐L1
Strong: 2 8 (40) 5 (25) 0.46
Weak: 1 10 (50) 15 (75)
Negative: 0 2 (10) 3 (15)
PD‐L2
Strong: 2 6 (30) 9 (45) 0.78
Weak: 1 10 (50) 11 (55)
Negative: 0 4 (20) 3 (15)
HLA
Strong: 2 4 (20) 6 (30) 0.89
Weak: 1 14 (70) 15 (75)
Negative: 0 2 (10) 2 (10)

CNB, core needle biopsy; PD‐L1/2, programmed cell death ligand 1/2; TIL, tumor‐infiltrating lymphocyte.