PD-L1 expression in tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes is a poor prognostic factor for primary acral melanoma patients.

Min RenBo DaiYun-Yi KongJiao-Jie LvXu Cai

Published in: Histopathology (2018)

This is the first study to demonstrate that PD-L1 expression in TILs, but not that in tumour cells, is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in acral melanoma.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
poor prognosis
long non coding rna
end stage renal disease
induced apoptosis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
peripheral blood
oxidative stress