Figure 2.
Survival prediction based on T helper cell type 1/2 (Th-1/Th-2) status and immune checkpoint activity in primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). (a) Index calculated from combined methods of random survival forests analysis and principal component analysis (PCA). (b) Kaplan-Meier analysis on the survival prediction formula in 31 patients with PCNSL. The patients were divided into two subgroups with high (black line) and low (red line) scores from the median score calculated based on the formula. (c) Kaplan-Meier analysis of the expression levels of representative genes for immune checkpoint. CD40 and CD70 as stimulatory checkpoint genes. Lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG3), programmed cell death ligand 2 (PDCD1LG2), and programmed cell death 1 (PDCD1) as inhibitory checkpoint genes. The patients were divided into two subgroups with high (black line) and low (red line) expression by the median expression of the gene. Hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and p-value from log rank test were calculated. OS; overall survival.