Discrepancy in programmed cell death-ligand 1 between primary and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Shinkichi Takamori, Gouji Toyokawa, Isamu Okamoto, Kazuki Takada, Yuka Kozuma, Taichi Matsubara, Naoki Haratake, Takaki Akamine, Masakazu Katsura, Nobutaka Mukae, Fumihiro Shoji, Tatsuro Okamoto, Yoshinao Oda, Toru Iwaki, Koji Iihara, Yoichi Nakanishi, Yoshihiko Maehara

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Abstract

Aim: To investigate the discordance in the programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression between primary and metastatic tumors and analyze the association between the discordance and the clinical factors in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Patients and Methods: Twenty-one NSCLC patients who underwent surgery or biopsy for paired primary and metastatic lesions at our Institution from 2005 to 2016 were analyzed. Lesions with the PD-L1 expression being 5% were considered PD-L1-positive. Results: The metastatic sites included the brain (n=16), adrenal gland (n=3), spleen (n=1) and jejunum (n=1). Negative conversion of the primary PD-L1-positive NSCLC and positive conversion of the primary PD-L1-negative NSCLC were observed in 3 (14%) and 2 (10%) cases, respectively. Radiotherapy for the metastatic brain lesion before its resection showed a significant relationship with the positive conversion of the primary PD-L1-negative NSCLC (p=0.048). Conclusion: Radiotherapy-derived effects may contribute to the positive conversion of the primary PD-L1-negative NSCLC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4223-4228
Number of pages6
JournalAnticancer research
Volume37
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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