Table 3.

Serum TIM-3 values and clinical characteristics in patients with detectable serum PD-L1. Univariate logistic regression was applied for the association of sTIM-3 values with the probability of sPD-L1 detection. sTIM-3; serum T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3, sPD-L1; serum programmed death ligand-1, BCLC; Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer, TACE; transarterial chemoembolization, CR; complete response, PR; partial response, N/A; not applicable for the patients who were not submitted to TACE.

Patients with Detectable sPD-L1	Child–Pugh Score	BCLC Stage	Response to TACE	sTIM-3 Levels (pg/mL)
Patient 1	A	C	N/A	266
Patient 2	B	C	N/A	317
Patient 3	A	A	N/A	166
Patient 4	A	C	N/A	186
Patient 5	B	C	N/A	4.893
Patient 6	B	C	CR	562
Patient 7	B	C	PR	633
Patient 8	A	C	PR	153
Patient 9	B	C	PR	1.896
Association of sTIM-3 values with the probability of sPD-L1 detection (univariate logistic regression):				p = 0.047.