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PD-L1 and PD-1 expression are correlated with distinctive clinicopathological features in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Diagnostic pathology - 3 Oct 2017
Bai Yanhua, Niu Dongfeng, Huang Xiaozheng, Jia Ling, Kang Qiang, Dou Fangyuan, Ji Xinqiang, Xue Weicheng, Liu Yiqiang, Li Zhongwu, Feng Qin, Lin Dongmei, Kakudo Kennichi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint blockade targeting PD-1/PD-L1 has shown efficacy in several types of cancers. However, the correlation between PD-L1/PD-1 expression and the specific clinicopathological features in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has not been investigated. METHODS: We examined the immunohistochemical expression of PD-L1, PD-1, and BRAF V600E on whole-tissue sections from 126 cases of primary PTC...
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