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Table 4 Commercially available PD-L1 IHC assays

From: Future perspectives in melanoma research “Melanoma Bridge”, Napoli, November 30th–3rd December 2016

 

BMS

Merck

Roche

Astra Zeneca

mAb clone

28-8

22C3

SP142

SP263

Automated

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Diagnostic partner

Dako

Dako

Ventana

Ventana

Machine

Link 48

Link 48

Benchmark ULTRA

Benchmark ULTRA

Scoring

Tumor cells (membrane)

Tumor cells (membrane)

Tumor cells/or immune (membrane)

Tumor cells (membrane)

Positive cutoff

≥ 5% (also studied ≥ 1% and ≥ 10% thresholds

≥ 1% for trial enrollment

Other analysis at > 50%

TC3 (> 50%) or IC3 (> 10%)

TC2/3 or IC2/3 (> 5%)

TC 1/2/3 or IC 1/2/3 (> 1%)

TC0 and IC0 (0%)

≥ 25%

  1. The scoring systems noted below often depend on the line of therapy and the tumor type being tested. An increasing number of assays from different companies are reaching the market