Table 4. Cytoplasmic and nuclear survivin expression according to apoptosis-related parameters in ovarian cancer.
Characteristics | No. of patients | Cytoplasmic survivin positive No. (%) | P-valuea | Nuclear survivin positive No. (%) | P-valuea |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bcl-2 status | |||||
Negative | 58 | 48 (82.7) | 23 (9.6) | ||
Positive | 22 | 17 (77.3) | NS | 7 (31.8) | NS |
P53 status | |||||
Negative | 32 | 28 (87.5) | 9 (28.1) | ||
Positive | 48 | 41 (85.4) | NS | 14 (29.2) | NS |
Calculated by Fisher's exact test for proportion.
NS=not significant.