Abstract:Objective To investigate the prognostic value of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) in patients with stage I lung adenocarcinoma post lobectomy combined with systemic lymphadenectomy. Methods A total of 86 patients with stage I infiltrating lung adenocarcinoma undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy combined with systemic lymphadenectomy were enrolled in this study. Serum PD-L1 (sPD-L1) was measured. Association of PD-L1and clinical characteristics was identified. Results Concentration of sPD-L1 was significantly correlated with pleural involvement, postoperative ECOG score, differentiation degree, clinical stage, pathological type and GGO status. The area under curve (AUC) of sPD-L1 for postoperative recurrence was 0.730 (95% CI: 0.671, 0.876) and AUC of sPDL1for postoperative survival diagnosis was 0.771 (95% CI: 0.685, 0.907). Cox risk ratio model analysis showed that ECOG score, PD-L1, differentiation degree, clinical stage, GGO status and pleural involvement were the independent prognostic risk factors. Conclusions Overexpression of sPD-L1 is an independent risk factor for postoperative recurrence and prognosis in patients with stage I lung adenocarcinoma after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy combined with lymph node dissection.