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Table 1 Summary of clinicopathologic features evaluated in the different models to predict MMR deficiency

From: Efficient and reproducible identification of mismatch repair deficient colon cancer: validation of the MMR index and comparison with other predictive models

Model (reference) MMR index [[25]] MsPath [[19],[23]] PREDICT [[22]] MSI probability score [[21]] RERtest6 [[20],[24]]
No. of variables 7 6 6 7 6
Sex Female - - - -
Age (years) ≥60 <50 <50 <50 -
Tumor location Proximal Proximal Proximal Proximal Proximal
Growth pattern Expanding - - - Expanding
Dirty necrosis Lack of - - Lack of -
Mucinous/signet-ring components ≥10% ≥50% (including medullary carcinoma) Any component Any component Amount in %
Solid component   - - - Amount in %
TIL ≥7 TIL/10 HPF ≥5 TIL/HPF (10 HPFs searched) ≥ 5TIL/HPF (10 HPF searched) ≥2 TIL/mean of 5 HPF ≥4TIL/HPF
Differentiation - Poorly differentiated - Well or poorly differentiated -
Crohn-like reaction - ≥4 nodules/LPF - ≥3 nodules/section ≥3 nodules/LPF
Peritumoral lymphocytic reaction - - Banding of lymphocytes beyond advancing edge - -
Increased stromal plasma cells - - >25% plasma cells/stromal immune cells - -
Scoring system No score, 7-factor index, cut-off ≥4 Score: cut-off ≥1 Score: cut-off ≥2.5; “Simplified PREDICT”: no score, ≥2 features present Score: cut-off ≥1 or ≥1.5 Score: cut-off <0.8
Sensitivity 92.3% (4 features of 7) 93% 96.9% (score ≥2.5) 92% (score 1) 78.0%
Specificity 75.3% (4 features of 7) 55% 76.6% (score ≥2.5) 46% (score 1) 93.4%
Method applied for determination of MMR deficiency IHC (4 markers), BRAF mutation MSI (10 markers) and IHC (4 markers); validation study: MSI (5 markers) and IHC (MLH1, MSH2), BRAF mutation MSI (5 markers); validation cohort only 1 marker if age ≥75 years MSI (4 markers) MSI (11 markers)
  1. Abbreviations: HPF high-power field, IHC immunohistochemistry, LPF low-power field, MMR mismatch repair, MSI microsatellite instability, TIL tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes.