a significant trendP = 0.077
The correlation analysis showed that the more reliable consistent markers in terms of density reproducibility between each mIF batch and chromogenic IHC included PD-L1, CD3, CD4, and PD-1, followed by CD8 and CD57, which showed a significant trend (r = 0.555, P = 0.077; r = 0.527, P = 0.096, respectively) in the second batch.