Prognostic value of immune checkpoint molecules in head and neck cancer: a meta-analysis.

Aging (Albany NY) · 2019 · PMC6366990 · PMID 30668545

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a possible trendP = 0.197not close (p > 0.1)

There was a possible trend for a better prognosis in patients overexpressing PD-L1 (HR = 0.874; 95% CI: 0.711-1.073, P = 0.197).

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a positive trendno p-value reported

We found that higher PD-L1 expression was associated with better OS in NPC patients, although for HNC overall there was only a positive trend, rather than a concrete link ( Figure 3 ).

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