Basic Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2022; 28(21): 2302-2319
Published online Jun 7, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i21.2302
Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the study population illustrating the correlation for the percentage of CD3+, CD3+CD4+ and CD3+CD8+ cells expressing immune checkpoints present in oesophageal adenocarcinoma tumour tissue
Clinical factor
IC expression
Radiation dose
Spearman r
P value (two-tailed)
Lymphovascular invasionPD-1 CD3+0 Gy0.63960220.046435
Clinical T stagePD-L1 CD3+0 Gy0.64111890.024659
PD-1 CD8+2 Gy-0.70000000.016471
PD-L1 CD3+2 Gy0.77689860.004908
TIM-3 CD3+2 Gy0.71713720.012993
TIM-3 CD4+2 Gy0.71713720.012993
TIM-3 CD8+4 Gy0.69631060.025293
Clinical N stagePD-L1 CD4+0 Gy0.85689310.000370
PD-1 CD4+4 Gy0.73112620.016282
TIM-3 CD4+4 Gy0.66149510.037241
TIM-3 CD8+4 Gy0.66149510.037241
Pathological T stageTIGIT CD3+2 Gy-0.73957400.014492
TIGIT CD3+4 Gy-0.89642150.006267
Pathological N stagePD-L1 CD4+0 Gy0.65101350.041473
PD-L1 CD8+2 Gy-0.64430430.044345
TIGIT CD3+2 Gy-0.74711880.013014
TIGIT CD4+4 Gy0.89817740.006011