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Table 3 Demographic, clinical, and pathological features and ICR expressions on tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells

From: High co-expression of immune checkpoint receptors PD-1, CTLA-4, LAG-3, TIM-3, and TIGIT on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in early-stage breast cancer

 

PD-1+CD8+

T cells

CTLA-4+CD8+ T cells

TIGIT+ CD8+

T cells

LAG-3+ CD8+ T cells

TIM-3+ CD8+ T cells

Median (min–max)

p

Median (min–max)

p

Median (min–max)

p

Median (min-max)

p

Median (min–max)

p

Age

≤ 50(n: 18)

2.1 (0.3–49)

0.97

5.5 (0.2–52)

0.64

1.3 (0.6–11)

0.08

2.4 (0.5–64)

0.28

3.4 (0.2–63)

0.89

> 50 (n:14)

10.5 (1.3–42)

7.5 (0–18)

6.6 (0.2–50)

7.5 (0.2–40)

7.4 (0.3–30)

Menopausal status

Pre (n:17)

2 (0.3–49)

0.86

6 (0.2–52)

0.40

1.3 (0.6–11)

0.04

2.8 (0.6–64)

0.88

4 (0.2–63)

0.69

Post(n:15)

3.8 (0–9)

6 (0–16)

6.9 (0.2–50)

5.5 (0.2–40)

6 (0.3–30)

HER-2

Negative (n:21)

2.7 (0–16)

0.76

6 (0–19)

0.53

1.5 (0,6–43)

0.37

3.8 (0.2–40)

0.63

4 (0.3–27)

0.18

Positive (n:11)

3 (0.3–49)

6 (0.3–52)

6 (0.2–50)

4 (0.6–64)

11 (0.2–63)

Ki-67

≤ 20 (n:5)

0.5 (0–49)

0.55

4 (0–52)

0.62

6.9 (0.2–25)

0.60

10.4 (1.2–64)

0.26

1.2 (1–63)

0.77

> 20 (n:27)

3 (0.3–16)

6 (0.2–19)

2 (0.6–50)

3.8 (0.2–27)

5 (0.2–30)

Histologic grade

Grade 2 (n:10)

2.5 (0–49)

0.72

7.5 (0–52)

0.26

4.1 (0.9–43)

0.39

9.7 (0.8–64)

0.07

6.8 (1–63)

0.62

Grade 3 (n:22)

3 (0.3–16)

4.6 (0.2–18)

2 (0.2–50)

2.5 (0.2–27)

3.9 (0.2–30)

High TIL density (>%10)

Negative (n:20)

2.9 (0–49)

0.81

8 (0–52)

0.43

2.2 (0.2–43)

0.42

5 (1–64)

0.02

4.5 (0.4–63)

0.92

Positive (n:12)

2.6 (0.4–8)

4.1 (0.6–15)

3.7 (0.9–50)

2 (02–11)

5.5 (0.2–30)

Luminal

Negative (n:6)

7 (1–49)

0.07

9 (2.7–52)

0.19

6.5 (1.3–30)

0.12

3.4 (0.5–64)

0.71

17.6 (1–63)

0.06

Positive (n:26)

2.4 (0–16)

5.5 (0–19)

1.4 (0.2–50)

4 (0.2–40)

4.4 (0.2–27)

T stage

T1 (n:9)

0.9 (0.3–6.1)

0.02

4 (0.2–18)

0.41

1.1 (0.2–17)

0.09

1.7 (0.2–27)

0.09

1.2 (0.2–19)

0.33

T2 (n:23)

3.8 (0–49)

7 (0–52)

4 (0.6–50)

4 (0.5–64)

5 (0.4–63)

N stage

N0 (n:23)

2 (0–49)

0.41

6 (0–52)

0.78

2.4 (0.2–50)

0.80

3.8 (0.2–64)

0.98

6 (0.2–63)

0.73

N1 (n:9)

3 (0.5–9)

6 (1.1–16)

1.5 (0.6–35)

4 (0.8–24)

4.9 (1.5–12)

Lympho-vascular invasion

Negative (n:16)

2.5 (0–8)

0.33

3 (0–19)

0.11

1.8 (0.2–43)

0.70

2.9 (0.2–40)

0.20

3.4 (0.2–30)

0.16

Positive (n:16)

3.4 (0.3–49)

10 (0.2–52)

2.2 (0.6–50)

4.2 (1–64)

7.5 (0.7–63)

Extensive intraductal component

Negative (n:21)

2.2 (0–8)

0.2

6 (0–19)

0.45

1.3 (0.2–43)

0.23

3.8 (0.8–40)

0.84

4 (0.4–19)

0.21

Positive (n:11)

3.8 (0.4–49)

11 (0.6–52)

5 (0.6–50)

5.5 (0.2–64)

9 (0.2–63)