Table 2 Demographic and pathological characteristics and cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1/cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2 expression analysis of the pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cases included in the tissue arrays (patients with unresectable PDAC).
| Case | Gender | Age (years) | Site of metastases | cIAP1 | cIAP2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 76 | PER | Pos N | Pos N |
| 2 | F | 59 | LIV | Pos C | Pos C |
| 3 | M | 55 | PER | Pos C | Neg |
| 4 | M | 62 | LIV | Pos C | Pos C/N |
| 5 | M | 72 | LIV | Pos C/N | Pos C |
| 6 | M | 55 | PER | Pos C | Neg |
| 7 | M | 55 | PER | Pos C | Neg |
| 8 | M | 78 | PER | Pos C/N | Pos C |
C, cytoplasmic expression; F, female; M, male; N, nuclear expression; neg, staining in <10% of the cancer cells; pos, staining in ⩾10% of the cancer cells.