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. 2019 Jul 18;5(8):1195–1204. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.1549

Table. Comparison of Pooled Diagnostic Sensitivity and Specificity and Predictive Values for Responders vs Nonresponders After Anti–PD-1/PD-L1 Therapy Between Different Assay Modalitiesa.

Modality Pooled Sensitivity Pooled Specificity Pooled PPVs Pooled NPVs
PD-L1 IHC (n = 24) 0.50 (0.48-0.53) 0.63 (0.62-0.65) 0.34 (0.32-0.36) 0.78 (0.76-0.79)
TMB (n = 10) 0.57 (0.51-0.62) 0.70 (0.66-0.73) 0.42 (0.38-0.47) 0.80 (0.77-0.83)
GEP (n = 9) 0.71 (0.67-0.75) 0.51 (0.48-0.54) 0.42 (0.39-0.46) 0.77 (0.74-0.81)
mIHC/IF (n = 7) 0.60 (0.53-0.66) 0.78 (0.73-0.82) 0.63 (0.56-0.70) 0.75 (0.70-0.80)
Multimodality (n = 6) 0.58 (0.50-0.65) 0.79 (0.75-0.82) 0.41 (0.33-0.48) 0.88 (0.85-0.91)

Abbreviations: GEP, gene expression profiling; mIHC/IF, multiplex immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence; PD-L1 IHC, programmed cell death ligand 1 immunohistochemistry; TMB, tumor mutational burden.

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All data are reported as a proportion (95% CI). Nonoverlapping 95% CIs suggest statistical significance.