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Table 2 Distribution of inhibitory molecules on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in BM aspirates and PB of myeloma patients and healthy persons

From: T cells in multiple myeloma display features of exhaustion and senescence at the tumor site

 

BM

PB

Healthy

Median % (IQR)

Myeloma

Median % (IQR)

Healthy

Median % (IQR)

Myeloma

Median % (IQR)

CD4+ T cells

 PD-1+

44.4 (17.7–60.3)

64.5 (36.8–77.4)

*

47.2 (21.6–60.2)

66.6 (48.0–74.8)

*

 2B4+

30.3 (7.3–43.2)

36.1 (28.4–47.3)

n.s.

33.7 (17.8–45.2)

33.4 (19.1–44.6)

n.s.

 CD160+

29.4 (8.3–33.2)

30.8 (23.4–39.0)

n.s.

33.1 (10.5–37.3)

30.6 (16.8–38.9)

n.s.

 CTLA-4+

43.5 (29.4–56.6)

60.3 (52.2–64.4)

*

48.8 (37.9–59.6)

56.7 (35.6–65.4)

n.s.

CD8+ T cells

 PD-1+

60.7 (50.8–69.4)

73.0 (65.7–86.8)

*

50.20 (42.0–66.7)

74.1 (57.8–81.9)

*

 2B4+

42.0 (24.1–46.1)

58.5 (43.1–69.0)

*

56.50 (36.7–69.6)

59.4 (49.3–70.3)

n.s.

 CD160+

38.7 (22.9–49.8)

56.4 (44.4–64.8)

*

44.30 (16.6–57.8)

49.4 (40.5–59.2)

n.s.

 CTLA-4+

53.1 (44.9–59.6)

65.8 (61.9–67.9)

**

58.55 (43.5–64.2)

64.7 (60.6–71.8)

n.s.

  1. Flow cytometric analyses of inhibitory molecules are presented as median percentage of cells expressing the respective molecules with IQR (n = 7–12). Statistical significance was calculated using Mann-Whitney U test
  2. n.s. not significant
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01