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. 2009 Dec 30;136(7):1049–1058. doi: 10.1007/s00432-009-0750-x

Table 3.

Cell type expressing MMPs and TIMPs in primary tumors from patients without tumoral recurrence, from patients with local recurrences, from patients with distant metastasis, and in local recurrences

Factor Primary tumors of patients without recurrence Primary tumors of patients with local recurrence Primary tumors of patients with distant metastasis Univariate p value* Multivariate p value* Local recurrences
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
MMP-1
 Tumoral cell 41 (85.4) 16 (66.7) 47 (94) 0.008 0.02 11 (45.8)
 Fibroblast 38 (79.2) 4 (16.7) 45 (90) 0.0001 0.001 3 (12.5)
 MIC 31 (64.6) 3 (12.5) 36 (72) 0.0001 0.001 4 (16.7)
MMP-2
 Tumoral cell 12 (25) 5 (20) 21 (42) 0.08 n.s. 7 (28)
 Fibroblast 8 (16.7) 4 (16) 15 (30) n.s. n.s. 6 (24)
 MIC 0 0 1 (2) n.s. n.s. 0
MMP-7
 Tumoral cell 39 (83) 6 (24) 46 (92) 0.0001 0.0001 3 (12)
 Fibroblast 29 (61.7) 1 (4) 41 (82) 0.0001 0.001 1 (4)
 MIC 20 (42.6) 1 (4) 32 (64) 0.0001 0.0001 0
MMP-9
 Tumoral cell 29 (58) 9 (36) 44 (89.8) 0.0001 0.012 16 (64)
 Fibroblast 0 1 (4) 27 (34.7) 0.0001 0.01 1 (4)
 MIC 0 5 (20) 8 (16.3) 0.007 0.0001 4 (16)
MMP-11
 Tumoral cell 39 (79.6) 18 (75) 46 (93.9) 0.05 0.005 19 (79.2)
 Fibroblast 19 (38.8) 15 (62.5) 43 (87.8) 0.0001 0.05 19 (79.2)
 MIC 0 13 (54.2) 27 (55.1) 0.0001 0.0001 15 (62.5)
MMP-13
 Tumoral cell 37 (74) 15 (68.2) 40 (80) n.s. n.s. 14 (63.6)
 Fibroblast 14 (28) 3 (13.6) 36 (72) 0.0001 0.0001 7 (31.8)
 MIC 8 (16) 0 28 (56) 0.0001 0.01 2 (9.1)
MMP-14
 Tumoral cell 45 (90) 14 (60.9) 45 (90) 0.002 n.s. 13 (56.6)
 Fibroblast 40 (80) 4 (17.4) 39 (78) 0.0001 0.001 2 (8.7)
 MIC 11 (22) 3 (13) 35 (70) 0.0001 0.01 7 (30.4)
TIMP-1
 Tumoral cell 45 (90) 24 (100) 48 (96) n.s. n.s. 24 (100)
 Fibroblast 24 (48) 19 (79.2) 26 (52) 0.03 n.s. 21 (87.5)
 MIC 3 (6) 20 (83.3) 24 (48) 0.0001 0.0001 22 (91.7)
TIMP-2
 Tumoral cell 39 (78) 23 (95.8) 47 (94) 0.02 n.s. 24 (100)
 Fibroblast 6 (12) 21 (87.5) 33 (66) 0.0001 0.0001 20 (83.3)
 MIC 5 (10) 20 (83.3) 27 (54) 0.0001 0.0001 20 (83.3)
TIMP-3
 Tumoral cell 44 (88) 18 (72) 41 (82) n.s. n.s. 19 (76)
 Fibroblast 19 (38) 16 (64) 36 (72) 0.002 0.01 10 (40)
 MIC 20 (40) 2 (8) 28 (56) 0.0001 0.008 3 (20)

n.s. not significant

p value for comparing the three groups of primary tumors