High Frequency of CD8 Positive Lymphocyte Infiltration Correlates with Lack of Lymph Node Involvement in Early Rectal Cancer

Table 2

(a) Distribution of innate immune markers in early rectal cancer according to nodal involvement ( = 126). (b) Distribution of adaptive immune markers in early rectal cancer according to nodal involvement ( = 126).

(a)

Marker			values^*
	Median (range)	Median (range)
MPO	36 (0–126)	34 (1–119)	0.77
CD16	46 (7–100)	36 (1–100)	0.86
CD56	0 (0–55)	1 (0–100)	0.38
CD68	2 (0–3)	2 (0–3)	0.16
CD163	3 (0–3)	2 (1–3)	0.49

According to Wilcoxon test.

(b)

Marker			values^*
	Median (range)	Median (range)
CD3	2 (0–3)	2 (1–3)	0.23
CD4	0 (0–45)	0 (0–45)	0.29
CD8	7 (0–125)	3 (0–17)	0.005
CD45RO	2 (0–3)	2 (0–3)	0.97
TIA-1	1 (0–34)	0 (0–12)	0.05
FoxP3	2 (0–3)	2 (0–3)	0.27
IL-17	1 (0–3)	2 (0–3)	0.56
PD-L1	3 (0–3)	3 (1–3)	0.90
HLA-DR	0 (0–100)	0 (0–100)	0.32

According to Wilcoxon test.