Immunohistochemistry for TUNEL and Ki-67 was performed as previously described (19 (link)). For the PROSPECT samples 4μm- thick tissue sections were stained using an automated staining system (Leica Bond Max, Leica Microsystems, Vista, CA, USA), according to standard protocols. The38 Aperio Image Analysis Toolbox (Aperio, Leica Microsystems) was used for digital analysis of images obtained from scanned slides. PDL1 clone E1L3N from Cell Signaling Technologies, CD3 A0452 from Dako and CD8 C8/144B from Thermo Scientific were used.