Table 1.
PD-L1 expression in tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and CD274/PD-L1 copy number status in high-grade sarcomas of soft-tissue; Mean and median value of cases with PD-L1 positive TCs respectively TILs are shown. TC Tumor cell; TIL Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte; UPS Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma; ASPS Alveolar soft part sarcoma; ES Epithelioid sarcoma AS Angiosarcoma; LMS Leiomyosarcoma; SS Synovial sarcoma.
Number of Cases |
PD-L1 positive TCs |
PD-L1 positive TILs |
CD274/PD-L1 Copy Number |
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Amplification | Polysomy | Disomy | Deletion | ||||||||
n | n (%) | Mean (%); Median (%) | Range (%) | n (%) | Mean (%); Median (%) | Range (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
UPS | 57 | 23 (40.4) | 24.9; 10.0 | 0.0–90.0 | 10 (17.5) | 23.1; 15.0 | 0.0–50.0 | 8 (14.0) | 26 (45.6) | 22 (38.6) | 1 (1.8) |
ASPS | 5 | 1 (20.0) | 70.0; 70.0 | 0.0–70.0 | 1 (20.0) | 0.5; 0.5 | 0.0–0.5 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | 29 (96.7) | 0 (0.0) |
ES | 5 | 1 (20.0) | 5.0; 5.0 | 0.0–5.0 | 1 (20.0) | 5.0; 5.0 | 0.0–5.0 | 1 (4.3) | 3 (13.0) | 19 (82.6) | 0 (0.0) |
AS | 23 | 8 (34.8) | 25.4; 7.5 | 0.0–80.0 | 2 (8.7) | 5.5; 5.5 | 0.0–10.0 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (62.5) | 2 (25.0) | 1 (12.5) |
LMS | 8 | 1 (11.1) | 3.0; 3.0 | 0.0–3–0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
SS | 30 | 2 (6.7) | 10.5; 10.5 | 0.0–20.0 | 1 (3.3) | 10.0; 10.0 | 0.0–10.0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
p-value | 0.012 | 0.238 | <0.001 |