Original paper

Smoking History Predicts High Presence of TILs and Efficacy of PD-1 Blockade in PD-L1 Expression-negative Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Volume: 41, Issue: 11, Pages: 5739 - 5747
Published: Nov 1, 2021
Abstract
Background/Aim: Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression on tumor cells is a predictive biomarker of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) blockade therapy. This study sought to clarify predictors of the efficacy of nivolumab in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with PD-L1 expression-negative tumors. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of advanced NSCLC patients between January 2016 and April 2019, and...
Paper Details
Title
Smoking History Predicts High Presence of TILs and Efficacy of PD-1 Blockade in PD-L1 Expression-negative Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Published Date
Nov 1, 2021
Volume
41
Issue
11
Pages
5739 - 5747
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