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Table 4 Survival analyses associated with immune check point receptor expression in patients with TNBC after NAC

From: TIM3 expression on TILs is associated with poor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced triple-negative breast cancer

Expressions in TILs

N

5-year Disease Free Survival (DFS) (%)

p

5-year Disease Specific Survival (DSS) (%)

p

PDL-1 ≥ 1% (+) vs < 1% (−)

29/28

62.5% vs 39.5%

0.141

67.2% vs 50.4%

0.132

PDL-1 ≥ 5% (+) vs < 5% (−)

25/32

65.3% vs 38.9%

0.096

66.2% vs 53.3%

0.213

PDL-1 High (≥10%) vs Low (< 10%)a

26/31

66.2% vs 37.5%

0.062

67.6% vs 51.5%

0.145

PDL-1 ≥ 10% (+) vs < 10% (−)

18/39

67.4% vs 42.9%

0.087

69.9% vs 54.0%

0.197

PDL-1 ≥ 20% (+) vs < 20% (−)

15/42

50.0% vs 51.3%

0.996

51.9% vs 62.1%

0.651

PD-1 ≥ 1% (+) vs < 1% (−)

38/23

50.6% vs 61.6%

0.121

51.4% vs 62.7%

0.082

PD-1 ≥ 5% (+) vs < 5% (−)

26/35

54.2% vs 56.1%

0.593

58.1% vs 69.1%

0.270

PD-1 High(≥10%) vs Low(< 10%)a

24/37

56.8% vs 54.8%

0.517

59.6% vs 66.9%

0.263

PD-1 ≥ 10% (+) vs < 10% (−)

10/51

67.5% vs 49.4%

0.193

72.9% vs 57.4%

0.439

PD-1 ≥ 20% (+) vs < 20% (−)

6/55

83.3% vs 52.2%

0.277

83.3% vs 59.5%

0.570

LAG-3 ≥ 1% (+) vs < 1% (−)

16/45

68.8% vs 50.8%

0.370

60.6% vs 59.4%

0.778

LAG-3 ≥ 5% (+) vs < 5% (−)

7/54

57.1% vs 55.3%

0.804

71.4% vs 62.9%

0.339

LAG-3 High(≥10%) vs Low(< 10%)a

6/55

66.7% vs 53.9%

0.815

66.7% vs 61.3%

0.683

TIM3 ≥ 1% (+) vs < 1% (−)

42/19

50.5% vs 65.6%

0.473

53.6% vs 72.3%

0.524

TIM3 ≥ 5% (+) vs < 5% (−)

15/46

52.8% vs 55.4%

0.947

62.7% vs 59.2%

0.959

TIM3 High (≥10%) vs Low (< 10%)a

14/47

57.1% vs 55.2%

0.314

68.8% vs 60.5%

0.535

CTLA-4 ≥ 1% (+) vs < 1% (−)

50/11

57.2% vs 45.5%

0.272

63.2% vs 45.5%

0.209

CTLA-4 ≥ 5% (+) vs < 5% (−)

48/13

55.9% vs 53.8%

0.595

61.8% vs 53.8%

0.481

CTLA-4 High(≥15%) vs Low(< 15%)b

43/18

63.7% vs 36.5%

0.043

70.5% vs 43.2%

0.017

CTLA-4 ≥ 10% (+) vs < 10% (−)

29/32

60.1% vs 51.1%

0.429

67.4% vs 53.6%

0.468

CTLA-4 ≥ 15% (+) vs < 15% (−)

19/42

74.9% vs 46.6%

0.103

74.0% vs 53.8%

0.245

CTLA-4 ≥ 20% (+) vs < 20% (−)

18/43

72.9% vs 48.1%

0.165

72.1% vs 55.0%

0.373

PD1/PDL-1 ≥ 1% (+) vs < 1% (−)

22/38

52.5% vs 51.3%

0.908

58.4% vs 60.4%

0.997

PD1/LAG3 ≥ 1% (+) vs < 1% (−)

14/47

64.3% vs 52.4%

0.619

64.0% vs 61.1%

0.903

PD1/TIM3 ≥ 1% (+) vs < 1% (−)

31/30

48.5% vs 62.2%

0.273

49.4% vs 75.2%

0.204

PD1/CTLA4 ≥ 1% (+) vs < 1% (−)

33/28

58.6% vs 50.2%

0.966

59.9% vs 65.0%

0.984

  1. a > %10&any moderate/strong staining vs other
  2. b > %15&any moderate/strong staining vs other
  3. bold: p < 0.05