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Patients with more tumor‐infiltrating macrophages in cancer nests than in cancer stroma (macrophages, nests > stroma) had significantly better survival than nests < stroma cases median survival time (MST 440 days vs 199 days; <jats:italic>P</jats:italic> < .0001). Patients with more tumor‐infiltrating CD8<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> T cells in cancer nests than in cancer stroma (CD8<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> T cells: nests > stroma) showed significantly better survival than in nests < stroma cases (MST 388 days vs 256 days; <jats:italic>P</jats:italic> = .0070). The proportion of tumor‐infiltrating macrophages or CD8<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> T cells between cancer nests and stroma became independent prognostic factors in the multivariate analysis. Neither the number of mast cells in nests nor in stroma correlated with the clinical outcome.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS.</jats:title><jats:p>Evaluation of the numbers of macrophages and CD8<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> T cells in cancer nests and stroma are useful biomarkers for predicting the prognosis of stage IV NSCLC patients treated with chemotherapy, but could fail to predict chemotherapy response. 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