Research Article

Cell Counts, rather than Proportion, of CD8/PD-1 Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in a Tumor Microenvironment Associated with Pathological Characteristics of Chinese Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer

Table 4

Correlation between proportion of CD8/PD-1 TILs and other molecules in breast cancer.

Proportion of CD8+ TILs (%)Proportion of CD8+/PD-1+ TILs (%)Proportion of CD8+/PD1-TILs (%)

CK7, median (IQR)0.9400.5490.971
 No30 (20)3 (7)21 (18)
 Yes20 (10)4 (7)20 (14)
CK20, median (IQR)0.2290.8680.114
 No20 (10)4 (7)20 (13)
 Yes30 (10)4 (5)24 (12)
E-Cad, median (IQR)0.2710.6060.262
 No15 (15)2 (7)12 (13)
 Yes20 (10)2 (5)18 (17)
Ki-67 index, correlation coefficient0.100.2890.100.2920.060.482

Wilcoxon test. Spearman correlation test.