Research Article

PD-L1 Expression Predicts a Distinct Prognosis in Krukenberg Tumor with Corresponding Origins

Table 1

Univariate and multivariate analysis for prognostic factors affecting OS in GC.

Risk factorsUnivariate analysisRisk factorsMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)

Menopause status: menopause2.860 (1.057–7.736)0.038Menopause status: menopause2.609 (0.848–8.033)0.095
Tumor PD-L1 expression: positive3.201 (1.273–8.050)0.013Tumor PD-L1 expression: positive2.413 (0.905–6.437)0.078
CD3+ cell density: high1.132 (0.475–2.701)0.779CD8+ cell density: low2.003 (0.776–5.171)0.151
CD8+ cell density: low1.774 (0.709–4.438)0.220
FOXP3+ cell density: high0.964 (0.405–2.294)0.934
PD1+ cell density: high0.856 (0.363–2.021)0.723
Primary tumor size: ≥5 cm1.956 (0.791–4.840)0.147
Lymph node invasion: positive1.735 (0.385–7.811)0.473
Vascular invasion: positive1.393 (0.576–3.365)0.462
Neural invasion: invasion1.271 (0.535–3.016)0.587
Ovarian involvement: bilateral1.926 (0.699–5.305)0.205

Tumor PD-L1 expression, CD3+ cell density, CD8+ cell density, FOXP3+ cell density, and PD1+ cell density are evaluated in KTs, and variables showing values less than 0.05 are presented in italic.