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Table 5 Correlation between the number of cytotoxic T cells and clinicopathological characteristics of patients

From: The number and microlocalization of tumor-associated immune cells are associated with patient's survival time in non-small cell lung cancer

Variable

Islets + Stroma

Islets

Stroma

 

< median

≥ median

P

< median

≥ median

P

< median

≥ median

P

Tumor stage:

         

   I-II

23

32

0.107

24

31

0.228

27

28

0.840

   III-IV

26

18

 

25

19

 

23

21

 

Histology

         

   Adenocarcinoma

24

21

0.547

23

22

0.841

24

21

0.688

   Non-adenocarcinoma

25

29

 

26

28

 

26

28

 

Tumor grade

         

   Well to moderate differentiation

26

24

0.248

29

21

0.040

28

22

0.248

   Poor differentiation

11

19

 

10

20

 

12

18

 

Lymph node metastasis

         

   No

25

34

0.103

27

32

0.416

29

30

0.838

   Yes

24

16

 

22

18

 

21

19

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