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. 2018 Sep 10;12:2857–2873. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S124380

Table 4.

PD-L1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) scoring definition on tumor cell (TC) and immune cell (IC) compartments, as reported in clinical studies from the randomized Phase II trial POPLAR in 201617

PD-L1 TC scoring
PD-L1 IC scoring
Score Percentage of PD-L1 expressing cells Score Percentage of PD-L1 expressing cells
TC3 ≥50 IC3 ≥10
TC2 ≥5 and <50 IC2 ≥5 and <10
TC1 ≥1 and <5 IC1 ≥1 and <5
TC0 <1 IC0 <1