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. 2006 Oct;55(10):1390–1397. doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.083295

Table 3 Effect of the combination of biomarkers on the proportion of cases that were biomarker positive and the odds of biomarker positivity in cases compared with controls.

Combination of biomarkers No (%) biomarker positive OR (95% CI)
Cases* Controls
TP53+ve 11 (32.4%) 19 (11.7%) 6.34 (2.11, 19.1)
TP53+ve or cyclin D1+ve 17 (50%) 68 (41.7%) 1.68 (0.71, 3.98)
TP53+ve or COX‐2+ve 15 (44.1%) 44 (27.2%) 2.67 (1.10, 6.51)
TP53+ve or β‐catenin+ve 11 (33.3%) 18 (11.2%) 6.23 (2.06. 18.8)
TP53+ve and cyclin D1+ve 4 (11.8%) 15 (9.2%) 1.51 (0.41, 5.61)
TP53+ve and COX‐2+ve 5 (14.7%) 3 (1.8%) 27.3 (2.89, 257.0)
TP53+ve and β‐catenin+ve 1 (2.9%) 2 (1.2%) 2.48 (0.20, 30.3)

*Figures relate to oesophageal adenocarcinoma, undifferentiated/unspecified oesophageal carcinomas, and high grade dysplasia

Biomarker positivity = diffuse/intense (grade 2/3) staining.

COX‐2, cyclooxygenase 2; OR (95% CI), odds ratio (95% confidence interval).