TABLE 2.
Germinal Center Predominance and Survival
| Study | Stage (n) | Location | Absent GCP*, n | Survival | Present GCP*, n (%) | Survival | P * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colon | Rectum | Alive | Dead | % | Alive | Dead | % | |||
| Tsakraklides et al28 | I (16) II (19) III (24) I–III (59) |
– – – – |
– – – – |
– – – – |
– – – – |
– – – – |
14 16 13 42 |
2 3 11 17 |
87.5 84.2 54.2 71.2 |
N.A.*** N.A. N.A. N.A. |
| Patt et al23 | I–III (36) | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n.s. |
| Pihl et al24 | II (134) | 71 | 63 | 21 | 2 | 91.3 | 79 | 26 | 75.2 | 0.21 |
| Pihl et al20 | I (71) II (213) III (163) IV (72) |
– – – – |
– – – – |
32 81 52 6 |
1 24 21 24 |
97 77 71 20 |
31 87 45 9 |
2 12 19 21 |
94 83 70 30 |
0.3 0.003 0.4 0.09 |
| Nacopulou et al (1981) | I II III I–III |
– – – 112 |
– – – 42 |
– – – – |
– – – – |
– – – – |
12 28 2 42 |
2 15 20 37 |
85 65 9 53 |
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. |
*
A P < 0.05 was considered significant.
GCP indicates germinal center predominance; N.A., not available.