Low Distribution of TIM-3⁺ Cytotoxic Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Predicts Poor Outcomes in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Table 4

Association of TIM-3, Gal-9 levels with CD8⁺ and CD56⁺ TIL densities in GIST.

TIL density	TIM-3		value	Gal-9		value
	Low	High		Low	High
CD8^+ cell			0.033
-	57	33		26	64
+	55	50		35	70
++	41	40		60	21
+++	7	16		18	5
CD56^+ cell			0.104
-	70	46		34	82
+	32	32		20	44
++	38	48		64	22
+++	20	13		21	12

Note: Chi-square tests were conducted for values.