Interobserver Reproducibility of PD-L1 Biomarker in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Study by 27 Pathologists

Background Assessment of programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) immunohistochemical staining is used for treatment decisions in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) regarding use of PD-L1/programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) immunotherapy. The reliability of the PD-L1 22C3 pharmDx assay is critical in guiding clinical practice. The Cardiopulmonary Pathology Study Group of the Korean Society of Pathologists investigated the interobserver reproducibility of PD-L1 staining with 22C3 pharmDx in NSCLC samples. Methods Twenty-seven pathologists individually assessed the tumor proportion score (TPS) for 107 NSCLC samples. Each case was divided into three levels based on TPS: <1%, 1%–49%, and ≥50%. Results The intraclass correlation coefficient for TPS was 0.902±0.058. Weighted κ coefficient for 3-step assessment was 0.748±0.093. The κ coefficients for 1% and 50% cut-offs were 0.633 and 0.834, respectively. There was a significant association between interobserver reproducibility and experience (formal PD-L1 training, more experience for PD-L1 assessment, and longer practice duration on surgical pathology), histologic subtype, and specimen type. Conclusions Our results indicate that PD-L1 immunohistochemical staining provides a reproducible basis for decisions on anti–PD-1 therapy in NSCLC..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine - 53(2019), 6, Seite 347-353

Sprache:

Englisch ; Koreanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sunhee Chang [VerfasserIn]
Hyung Kyu Park [VerfasserIn]
Yoon-La Choi [VerfasserIn]
Se Jin Jang [VerfasserIn]

Links:

doi.org [kostenfrei]
doaj.org [kostenfrei]
www.jpatholtm.org [kostenfrei]
Journal toc [kostenfrei]
Journal toc [kostenfrei]

Themen:

Immunohistochemistry
Observer variation
Pathology
Programmed cell death-ligand 1
Reproducibility

doi:

10.4132/jptm.2019.09.29

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ002219786