Effect of PDL-1 expression on prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Vasilakopoulou M, Velcheti V, Rampias T, Sasaki C, Rimm D, Fountzilas G, Psyrri A. Effect of PDL-1 expression on prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 6012-6012. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.6012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPDL-1 expressionPDL-1Prognostic significanceT cellsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelCox proportional hazards modelNeck squamous cell carcinomaDeath-1 receptorFavorable clinical outcomeKaplan-Meier methodInduces tumor regressionSquamous cell carcinomaHNSCC tissue microarrayLog-rank testProportional hazards modelProtein expression levelsImproved DFSEfficacy outcomesImmunotherapeutic approachesClinical outcomesMultivariable analysisEntire cohortCell carcinomaCancer patientsFavorable outcome