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DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/dc.25264
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22C3 pharmDx; cell block; combined positive score; CPS; head and neck; PD-L1 immunohistochemistry; squamous-cell carcinoma
This study showed a fair cytohistologic correlation in HNSCC specimens using the PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay, with high positive predictive value (PPV) but low negative predictive value (NPV). Determining PD-L1 status in FNA specimens may play a significant role in the clinical management of HNSCC patients.
Background: PD-L1 immunoexpression in head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC) determines immunotherapy eligibility. Patients are often diagnosed using fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of metastatic lymph nodes, however, the cytohistologic correlation of the combined positive score (CPS) is largely unknown.Methods: This study retrospectively identified 96 paired histologic (HS) and cytologic specimens (CyS), between 2016 and 2020, diagnosed with HNSCC. Cases with <100 tumor cells (n = 54) or missing block(s) (n = 8) were excluded. All 34 case pairs were scored with CPS using the PD-L1 22C3 pharmDx assay at clinically relevant cut-offs of <1%, 1%-19%, and >= 20% independently by three observers blinded to the case pairs (CyS with corresponding HS).Results: The CPS (<1/1-19/>= 20) for CyS and HS were as follows: 10(29.4%)/10(29.4%)/14(41.2%) and 2(5.9%)/13(38.2%)/19(55.9%), respectively. There was fair overall cytohistologic agreement (OA) of 76.5% (k = 0.261) at the CPS cut-off of 1. The OA did not differ significantly between site-matched (n = 13) and -unmatched (n = 21) case pairs (p = .4653). CyS has a specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) of 100% but a negative predictive value (NPV) of only 20% as compared to its paired HS.Conclusions: Our study demonstrates fair CPS cytohistologic correlation in HNSCC specimens using the PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay with high PPV but low NPV. This suggest that determining PD-L1 status in FNA specimens can play an important role in the clinical management of HNSCC patients.
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