Table 4.
Correlation between PD-L1, VEGF, and SEMA4D expressions with clinicopathologic characteristics of EOC patients.
| Variable | Cases (N) | SEMA4D expression (N) | P | VEGF expression (N) | P | PD-L1 expression (N) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | |||||
| Age | 0.463 | 0.466 | 0.150 | |||||||
| ≤52 years | 62 | 27 | 35 | 39 | 23 | 36 | 26 | |||
| >52 years | 62 | 22 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 35 | |||
| Menopausal status | 0.457 | 0.852 | 0.362 | |||||||
| Yes | 76 | 28 | 48 | 44 | 32 | 36 | 40 | |||
| No | 48 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 27 | 21 | |||
| Pathologic type | 0.848 | 0.848 | 0.347 | |||||||
| Serous carcinoma | 82 | 33 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 39 | 43 | |||
| Mucous and others | 42 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 18 | |||
| Histologic grade | 0.001 | 0.060 | 0.027 | |||||||
| G1−2 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 33 | 14 | 30 | 17 | |||
| G3 or undifferentiated | 77 | 21 | 56 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 44 | |||
| FIGO Stage | 0.093 | <0.001 | 0.001 | |||||||
| I–II | 51 | 25 | 26 | 43 | 8 | 35 | 16 | |||
| III–IV | 73 | 24 | 49 | 30 | 43 | 28 | 45 | |||
| LN metastasis | 0.014 | 0.025 | <0.001 | |||||||
| No | 76 | 37 | 39 | 51 | 25 | 50 | 26 | |||
| Yes | 48 | 12 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 35 | |||
| Residual disease | 0.010 | 0.835 | 0.148 | |||||||
| <1 cm | 93 | 43 | 50 | 54 | 39 | 51 | 42 | |||
| ≥1 cm | 31 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 19 | |||
| Ascites volume (mL) | 0.628 | 0.007 | 0.016 | |||||||
| <2,000 | 103 | 42 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 47 | 56 | |||
| ≥2,000 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 5 | |||
| Serum CA125 (U/mL) | 0.040 | 0.199 | 0.103 | |||||||
| <573.35 | 74 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 41 | |||
| ≥573.35 | 50 | 14 | 36 | 33 | 17 | 30 | 20 | |||
| Patients' response to BC | 0.017 | 0.030 | 0.033 | |||||||
| Response (CR, PR and SD) | 63 | 18 | 45 | 31 | 19 | 26 | 37 | |||
| Non-response (PD) | 61 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 32 | 37 | 24 | |||
BC, bevacizumab plus single regimen chemotherapy; CR, Complete Response; PR, Partial Response; PD, Progressive Disease; SD, Stable Disease.