Table 3 Intratumoral TAM densities and differentiation patterns in relation to patient survival time

Poor survival group

41.7 ± 30.1

19.4 ± 14.3

22.3 ± 16.9

22.0 ± 15.0

10.8 ± 8.1

11.2 ± 9.5

19.6 ± 17.5

8.5 ± 8.4

11.1 ± 10.3

Extended survival group

38.6 ± 27.8

18.4 ± 13.3

20.2 ± 16.8

22.7 ± 17.1

12.0 ± 9.5

10.8 ± 10.1

15.9 ± 11.8

6.4 ± 4.1

9.4 ± 8.7

p value^#

0.583

0.713

0.518

0.535

0.819

0.503

0.822

0.761

0.199

Patient groups

Islet/stroma ratio of*

Overall ratio of

Intra-islet ratio of

Intra-stroma ratio of

Total TAMs

M1 TAMs

M2 TAMs

M1/M2 TAMs*

M1/M2 TAMs*

M1/M2 TAMs*

Poor survival group

1.0 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 1.5

0.9 ± 0.7

1.3 ± 0.6

1.7 ± 1.0

1.2 ± 0.7

Extended survival group

1.1 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 1.1

0.9 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.5

1.8 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 0.7

p value

0.113

0.364

0.930

0.061

0.802

0.225