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Table 4 The relationship between PD-L1 and dMMR/pMMR

From: Mismatch repair deficiency/microsatellite instability-high as a predictor for anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy efficacy

Author/year

Tumor

N

PD-L1+ (%)

dMMR (%)

PD-L1+ in dMMR tumors (%)

PD-L1+ in pMMR tumors (%)

P

The impact of PD-L1 or dMMR on survival

Gatalica Z [74]

2014

CC

87

20.7

31.0

38.0

13.0

0.02

NA

Inaguma S [83]

2016

CRC

506

NA

NA

44.7

6.8

< 0.01

NA

Inaguma S [83]

2016

GC

180

NA

NA

46.7

12.1

< 0.01

NA

Kim ST [82]

2017

Advanced GI, GU, and others

430

16.5 in all, 28.6 in melanoma,

22.4 in GC, 20.9 in CRC,

12.5 in BTC, 7.1 in GU,

6.7 in HCC, 0.0 in pancreatic cancer and sarcoma

4.5 in all

7.1 in GC

6.7 in HCC

4.4 in CRC

38.9

15.2

< 0.01

P = 0.535 in GC

P = 0.231 in mCRC

P = 0.508 in sarcoma

Mills AM [26]

2018

Breast carcinoma

245

12.0 in all

32.0 in TNDC

0.04

100.0

NA

NA

NA

Wang L [84]

2018

GC

550

37.3

8.2

60.0

35.2

< 0.01

NA

  1. Abbreviations: N number, PD-L1 programmed death-ligand 1, dMMR mismatch repair deficient, pMMR mismatch repair proficient, NA not available, CC colon cancer, CRC colorectal cancer, GC gastric cancer, GI gastrointestinal cancer, GU genitourinary cancer, BTC biliary tract cancer, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, mCRC metastatic colorectal cancer, TNDC triple negative ductal carcinoma