Table 4.
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.