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Table 2 Correlation between immune related proteins and objective response rate (ORR) in 30 advanced HER2-positive breast cancer

From: Use of the tumor-infiltrating CD8 to FOXP3 lymphocyte ratio in predicting treatment responses to combination therapy with pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and docetaxel for advanced HER2-positive breast cancer

Parameters

Responders (n = 25)

Non-responders (n = 5)

p value

Age at treatment

 ≤ 62 vs > 62

12 (48.0%) vs 13 (52.0%)

3 (60.0%)/2 (40.0%)

0.638

Degree of progress

 Locally advanced vs visceral metastases

9 (36.0%)/16 (64.0%)

1 (20.0%)/4 (80.0%)

0.505

Stage

 IIIC or IV vs recurrence

12 (48.8%)/13 (52.0%)

3 (60.0%)/2 (40.0%)

0.638

ER

 Negative vs positive

16 (64.0%)/9 (36.0%)

2 (40.0%)/3 (60.0%)

0.334

PgR

 Negative vs positive

17 (68.0%)/8 (32.0%)

3 (60.0%)/2 (40.0%)

0.740

Ki67

 Negative vs positive

14 (56.0%)/11 (44.4%)

2 (40.0%)/3 (60.0%)

0.529

Treatment line

 First vs other

16 (64.0%)/9 (36.0%)

1 (20.0%)/4 (80.0%)

0.074

CD8

 Negative vs positive

16 (64.0%)/9 (36.0%)

5 (100.0%)/0 (0.0%)

0.116

FOXP3

 Negative vs positive

12 (48.8%)/13 (52.0%)

3 (60.0%)/2 (40.0%)

0.638

CFR

 Low/high

10 (40.0%)/15 (60.0%)

5 (100.0%)/0 (0.0%)

0.013

PD1

 Negative vs positive

11 (44.0%)/14 (56.0%)

3 (60.0%)/2 (40.0%)

0.529

PD-L1

 Negative vs positive

17 (68.0%)/8 (32.0%)

2 (40.0%)/3 (60.0%)

0.250

CD163

 Negative vs positive

12 (48.8%)/13 (52.0%)

3 (60.0%)/2 (40.0%)

0.638

PTEN

 Negative vs positive

13 (52.0%)/12 (48.8%)

4 (80.0%)/1 (20.0%)

0.264

LAG3

 Negative vs positive

16 (64.0%)/9 (36.0%)

4 (80.0%)/1 (20.0%)

0.505

  1. ORR, objective response rate; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; ER, estrogen receptor; PgR, progesterone receptor; FOXP3, forkhead box protein 3; CFR, CD8/FOXP3 ratio; PD1, programmed death 1; PD-L1, programmed death ligand-1; PTEN, phosphatase and tensin homolog; LAG3, lymphocyte activation gene 3