Clinical Study of Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression With Different Thresholds In Non-epidermal Factor Growth Receptor-mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients
Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of programmed death ligand-1(PD-L1)expression with differ-ent thresholds in non-epidermal factor growth receptor(EGFR)mutated lung adenocarcinoma patients and its impact on progno-sis.Methods The clinical data of 75 patients with non-EGFR mutated lung adenocarcinoma who received PD-L1 immunotherapy were retrospectively analyzed.The expression levels of PD-L1 under different thresholds in patients were detected by immunohisto-chemistry.The correlation of different threshold PD-L1 expression levels with clinical data and prognosis of patients were analyzed and compared.Results In 75 NSCLC patients,PD-L1 expression level was not related to gender,age,ECOG score,TNM stage,Ki-67 and lymph node metastasis in PD-L1<1%group and PD-L1 ≥1%group(P>0.05).In PD-L1<5%and PD-L1 ≥5%groups,the expression of PD-L1 was correlated with Ki-67 and lymph node metastasis(P<0.05).There was no significant differ-ence between the PD-L1 expression and the objective response rate,PFS and OS of chemotherapy in the PD-L1<1%group and PD-L1 ≥1%group.(ORR 58.5%vs 38.2%,P=0.106;mPFS:18.4 vs21.2 months,P=0.158;mOS28.1 months vs 32.7 months,P=0.156).In the PD-L1<5%group and PD-L1 ≥5%group,PD-L1 expression was significantly associated with objec-tive response rate and PFS.(ORR 36.8%vs61.1%,P=0.013;mPFS:17.1 vs23.2 months,P=0.020).Using TPS5%as the boundary,Ki-67≥ 15%,lymph node metastasis and positive PD-L1 expression were the risk factors for PFS in non-EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma patients(P=0.031,P=0.003,P=0.004).Multivariate analysis showed that PD-L1 expression was an in-dependent risk factor for disease-free survival(P=0.001).Conclusion There are significant differences in PD-L1 expression with different thresholds in non-EGFR mutated lung adenocarcinoma patients,suggesting that PD-L1 expression with different thresholds can be used as a predictor for individualized treatment of these patients.
Non-small cell lung cancerAdenocarcinomaProgrammed death ligand-1Epidermal growth factor receptorTherapeutic effectPrognosis