Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression Is Associated With Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Monsrud A, Avadhani V, Mosunjac M, Flowers L, Krishnamurti U. Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression Is Associated With Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2021, 146: 1094-1101. PMID: 34936703, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0169-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnal squamous cell carcinomaPD-L1 expressionHIV viral loadTumor proportion scorePD-L1Squamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalCD4 countPrognostic factorsHIV statusViral loadCell carcinomaProportion scoreInvasive anal squamous cell carcinomaMedian cancer-specific survivalIndependent adverse prognostic factorDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionCancer-specific survivalAdverse prognostic factorLigand 1 expressionSignificant prognostic factorsDeath ligand 1Kaplan-Meier curvesWorse overall survivalLog-rank test