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. 2021 Jun 7;11:683419. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.683419

Table 2.

Key Parameters for Use of FDA Approved PD-L1 Testing for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.

Test Name PMA# Tumor Type ICI Approval Year Scoring System PD-L1-Threshold PD-L1 Staining
PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx P150013 NSCLC Pembrolizumab 2015 TPS >=50% tumor cells
PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx P150013/S006 gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma Pembrolizumab 2017 CPS >=1 tumor cells, lymphocytes, macrophages
PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx P150013/S009 Cervical Cancer Pembrolizumab 2018 CPS >=1 tumor cells, lymphocytes, macrophages
PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx P150013/S011 urothelial carcinoma Pembrolizumab 2018 CPS >=10 tumor cells, lymphocytes, macrophages
PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx P150013/S014 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Pembrolizumab 2019 CPS >=1 tumor cells, lymphocytes, macrophages
PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx P150013/S016 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Pembrolizumab 2019 CPS >=10 tumor cells, lymphocytes, macrophages
VENTANA PD-L1(SP142) Assay P160002/S006 urothelial carcinoma/NSCLC atezolizumab 2018 IC%/IC% or TPS >=5%/>=10% or >=50% tumor area/tumor area, tumor ells
VENTANA PD-L1(SP142) Assay P160002/S009 Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma atezolizumab 2019 IC% >=1% tumor area
VENTANA PD-L1(SP142) Assay P160002/S012 NSCLC atezolizumab 2020 IC%/TPS >=10%/>=50% tumor area
Tumor cells
PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx P150025/S013 NSCLC/SCCHN/UC Nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab 2020 TPS >=1% tumor cells
PD-L1 IHC SP263 P160046 urothelial carcinoma Durvalumab 2017 TPS/ICP/IC+ >=25%/ICP > 1% and IC+ >=25%/ICP = 1% and IC+ = 100%. tumor cells
Immune cells