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Programmed cell death-ligand 1 expression is associated with a favourable immune microenvironment and better overall survival in stage I pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Apr 2016
Yang Ching-Yao, Lin Mong-Wei, Chang Yih-Leong, Wu Chen-Tu, Yang Pan-Chyr
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed in a subgroup of lung cancer that may benefit from immunotherapy. The interaction between PD-L1 expression and tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) remains poorly understood. This study investigated the expression of PD-L1 in surgically resected stage I pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) and correlated it with TILs in tumour microenvironments,...
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