Distinct patterns of infiltrating CD8+ T cells in HPV+ and CD68 macrophages in HPV- oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas are associated with better clinical outcome but PD-L1 expression is not prognostic.
Interestingly, higher expression of PD-L1 in tumour cells showed a trend for a worse outcome ( P = 0.06).
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