Table 3.
Interrelationships of LMP-1, Ets-1, and c-Met Expressions
| Correlation between LMP-1 and Ets-1 expressions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ets-1 | ||||
| Negative (<10%) | Positive (≧10%) | Total | ||
| LMP-1 | Negative (<10%) | 12 (30.8%) | 3 (7.7%) | 15 (38.5%) |
| Positive (≧10%) | 4 (10.3%) | 20 (51.3%) | 24 (61.5%) | |
| Total | 16 (41.0%) | 23 (59.0%) | 39 (100%) | |
| Correlation between Ets-1 and c-Met expressions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c-Met | ||||
| Negative (<10%) | Positive (≧10%) | Total | ||
| Ets-1 | Negative (<10%) | 9 (23.1%) | 7 (17.9%) | 16 (41.0%) |
| Positive (≧10%) | 2 (5.1%) | 21 (53.8%) | 23 (59.0%) | |
| Total | 11 (28.2%) | 28 (71.8%) | 39 (100%) | |
| Correlation between LMP-1 and c-Met expressions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c-Met | ||||
| Negative (<10%) | Positive (≧10%) | Total | ||
| LMP-1 | Negative (<10%) | 9 (23.1%) | 6 (15.4%) | 15 (38.5%) |
| Positive (≧10%) | 2 (5.1%) | 22 (56.4%) | 24 (61.5%) | |
| Total | 11 (28.2%) | 28 (71.8%) | 39 (100%) | |
The results for c-Met, LMP-1, and Ets-1 were classified into negative and positive categories depending on the percentage of immunoreactive tumor cells: negative, <10% immunoreactive cells; positive, ≧10% immunoreactive cells.
LMP-1, latent membrane protein-1.