Effect of Radio-Chemotherapy on PD-L1 Immunohistochemical Expression in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Ilaria GirolamiStefano MarlettaVincenzo FiorentinoSimonetta BattocchioBruna CerbelliBarbara FiamengoClara GerosaAndrea GianattiLuca MorelliGiulio RivaMaria Giovanna ZagamiNicola FuscoEnrico MunariVincenzo L'ImperioFabio PagniPatrizia MorbiniMaurizio MartiniAlbino EccherPublished in: Journal of personalized medicine (2023)
From the present evidence, a clear conclusion towards an increase or decrease in PD-L1 expression after combined therapy cannot be drawn, but even with few studies available, a trend towards an increase in expression in tumor cells at a cutoff of 1% can be noted in patients undergoing platinum-based therapy. Future studies will provide more robust data on the effect of combined therapy on PD-L1 expression.