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. 2003 Mar 18;88(6):848–854. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600789

Table 1. Tumour characteristics in the TP53-negative and TP53-positive group.

  TP53(−) N=94 TP53(+) N=135 P-valuea
Age      
 Range 24–76 25–77 0.57
 mean (s.d.) 52.4 (11.1) 53.7 (9.9)  
       
FIGO stage      
 IIB 4 (4%) 6 (4%)  
 IIC 2 (2%) 5 (4%)  
 IIIA 4 (4%) 4 (3%) 0.8
 IIIB 19 (20%) 26 (19%)  
 IIIC 51 (54%) 78 (58%)  
 IV 14 (15%) 16 (12%)  
       
Residual tumour      
 0–2 cm 44 (47%) 65 (48%) 0.92
 >2 cm 50 (53%) 70 (52%)  
       
Histological type      
 Serous 63 (67%) 114 (84%)  
 Endometrioid 9 (10%) 5 (4%) 0.001
 Clear cell 12 (13%) 0  
 Undifferentiated 5 (5%) 8 (7%)  
 Other 5 (5%) 7 (5%)  
       
Histological grade      
 G2 19 (20%) 11 (8%)  
 G3 55 (59%) 87 (64%) 0.032
 G4 20 (21%) 37 (27%)  
       
Chemotherapy      
 CP 70 (75%) 95 (70%)  
 CAP 24 (25%) 40 (30%)  
       
Response to chemotherapy      
 Complete remission 46 (49%) 74 (55%)  
 Partial remission 11 (12%) 24 (18%)  
 No change 4 (4%) 4 (3%)  
 Progression 33 (35%) 33 (24%)  
       
Platinum resistant 53 (56%) 77 (57%)  
Platinum sensitive 41 (44%) 58 (43%)  
       
Recurrence rate in a CR group 34/46 (74%) 58/74 (78%)  
       
Outcome      
 NED 12 (13%) 23 (17%)  
 AWD 9 (10%) 17 (13%)  
 DOD 70 (75%) 94 (70%)  
 DOC 3 (3%) 1 (1%)  

CP=cyclophosphamide and cisplatin, CAP=CP plus doxorubicin, CR=complete remission, NED=no evidence of disease, AWD=alive with disease, DOD=died of disease, DOC=died of other causes

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χ2 test.