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. 2021 Jul;13(7):4301–4310. doi: 10.21037/jtd-21-543

Table 2. Subgroup analyses for PD-L1 ≥1% Cutoff and PD-L1 ≥50% Cutoff.

Subgroups Combined relative risk (95% CI), No. of studies
PD-L1 ≥1% Cutoff PD-L1 ≥50% Cutoff
PD-L1 IHC assays 0.78 (0.71–0.86), 10 0.70 (0.58–0.84),10
   SP263 0.98 (0.83–1.15), 2 0.79 (0.56–1.10), 3
   22C3 0.93 (0.80–1.07), 5 0.79 (0.59–1.06), 4
   SP142 0.48 (0.39–0.59), 3 0.53 (0.38–0.75), 3
Type of biopsy specimens 0.83 (0.76–0.91), 12 0.69 (0.58–0.83), 11
   Histological specimens 0.75 (0.67–0.84), 7 0.64 (0.51–0.80), 6
   Tissue microarrays 0.92 (0.73–1.15), 2 0.78 (0.50–1.23), 2
   Cytologic specimens 1.02 (0.85–1.23), 3 0.79 (0.56–1.12), 3

PD-L1, programmed cell death ligand-1.