Table 1.
Clinicopathologic characteristics by M2TS expression levels.
| M2TS Expression | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low n = 15 (%) |
High n = 13 (%) |
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| Age (years) | ≤40 | 6 (40.0) | 1 (7.7) | 0.086 |
| >40 and ≤65 | 4 (26.7) | 8 (61.5) | ||
| >65 | 5 (33.3) | 4 (30.8) | ||
| Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 51.7 ± 20.2 | 60.7 ± 13.6 | 0.184 |
| Gender | Female | 9 (60.0) | 4 (33.3) | 0.322 |
| Male | 6 (40.0) | 8 (66.7) | ||
| Ethnicity | Asian | 5 (33.3) | 4 (30.8) | 0.288 |
| Black | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Hispanic | 6 (40.0) | 3 (23.1) | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 2 (13.3) | 6 (46.2) | ||
| Other | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Cytology | Negative | 6 (40.0) | 4 (30.8) | 0.91 |
| Positive | 9 (60.0) | 9 (69.2) | ||
| Lauren Classification | Diffuse | 11 (73.3) | 10 (76.9) | 1.0 |
| Intestinal | 4 (26.7) | 3 (23.1) | ||
| Differentiation | Moderately | 0 (0.0) | 2 (15.4) | 0.144 |
| Poorly | 15 (100.0) | 10 (76.9) | ||
| Well to moderately | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.7) | ||
| Signet Ring Cell | Absent | 5 (33.3) | 8 (61.5) | 0.266 |
| Present | 10 (66.7) | 5 (38.5) | ||
| Microsatellite Status | MSI high | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.55 |
| MSS | 12 (80.0) | 12 (92.3) | ||
| Unknown | 2 (13.3) | 1 (7.7) | ||
| PD-L1 | Negative | 4 (26.7) | 5 (38.5) | 0.52 |
| Positive | 10 (66.7) | 6 (46.2) | ||
| Unknown | 1 (6.7) | 2 (15.4) | ||
| Stage | I–III | 2 (13.3) | 2 (15.4) | 1.0 |
| IV | 13 (86.7) | 11 (84.6) | ||
| Serum Albumin | <3 g/dL | 4 (26.7) | 5 (38.5) | 0.794 |
| ≥3 g/dL | 11 (73.3) | 8 (61.5) | ||
M2TS, M2 transcriptomic signature. SD, standard deviation. MSI, microsatellite instable. MSS, microsatellite stable.