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PD-L1 expression is associated with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-associated mortalities worldwide. Novel immunotherapies have been developed to improve the clinical outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Antibodies against programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death protein 1 ligand 1 (P...

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Autores principales: Chen, Zhiquan, Mei, Jiandong, Liu, Lunxu, Wang, Guochen, Li, Zuosheng, Hou, Jingpu, Zhang, Qiuyang, You, Zongbing, Zhang, Liu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27446371
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4741
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Sumario:Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-associated mortalities worldwide. Novel immunotherapies have been developed to improve the clinical outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Antibodies against programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death protein 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) have been tested in clinical trials, and anti-PD-1 antibody has been approved for the treatment of NSCLC. The aim of the present study was to assess expression of PD-1, PD-L1 and programmed cell death protein 1 ligand 2 (PD-L2) in 48 patients with NSCLC, using immunohistochemical staining. The results found that 35.4% (17/48) of patients were positive for PD-1 expression, 64.6% (31/48) were positive for PD-L1 expression and 45.8% (22/48) were positive for PD-L2 expression. Neither PD-1 nor PD-L2 expression was associated with gender, histology, differentiation status, tumor stage or lymph node metastasis. PD-L1 expression was not associated with gender, histology, differentiation status or lymph node metastasis; however, PD-L1 expression was significantly increased in stage III NSCLC (85.7% PD-L1+) compared with stage I/II NSCLC (55.9% PD-L1+) (P=0.049).