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. 2009 Jul 28;8:51. doi: 10.1186/1476-4598-8-51

Table 2.

Correlation between PIK3CA-110-Alpha status and clinicopathological features in Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma

High p110 α expression Low p110 α expression P value

N % N % N %
Total Number of Cases 140 78 55.7 62 44.3

Age
 < = 50 years 54 38.6 31 57.4 23 42.6 0.7491
 > 50 years 86 61.4 47 54.7 39 45.3

Tumour Stage
 Stage I-II 8 6.1 4 50.0 4 50.0 0.7525
 Stage III-IV 122 93.9 68 55.7 54 44.3

Histopathology
 Clear cell 4 2.9 3 75.0 1 25.0 0.8585
 Endometriod 19 13.6 11 57.9 8 42.1
 Serous 113 80.7 62 54.9 51 45.1
 Undifferentiated 4 2.9 2 50.0 2 50.0

FIGO Grade
 Well differentiated 27 19.3 12 44.4 15 55.6 0.4114
 Moderately Diff 73 52.1 42 57.5 31 42.5
 Poorly Diff 40 28.6 24 60.0 16 40.0

PAKT (Ser473)
 High (2–3) 69 51.5 46 66.7 23 33.3 0.0260
 Low (0–1) 65 48.5 31 47.7 34 52.3

PTEN
 Low (0–1) 31 23.3 17 54.8 14 45.2 0.7675
 High (2–3) 102 76.7 59 57.8 43 42.2

Ki-67
 Above 50 51 37.0 34 66.7 17 33.3 0.0639
 Below = 50 87 63.0 44 50.6 43 49.4

P53
 Negative 65 50.0 37 56.9 28 43.1 0.5923
 Positive 65 50.0 40 61.5 25 38.5

KRAS Mutation
 Present 2 1.4 0 0.0 2 100.0 0.0720
 Absent 136 98.6 76 55.9 60 44.1

BRAF Mutation
 Present 3 2.1 1 33.3 2 66.7 0.4302
 Absent 137 97.9 77 56.2 60 43.8

PIK3CA Mutation
 Present 6 4.4 5 83.3 1 16.7 0.1298
 Absent 131 95.6 70 53.4 61 46.6

P53 Mutation
 Present 47 34.1 25 53.2 22 46.8 0.7497
 Absent 91 65.9 51 56.0 40 44.0

PIK3CA FISH
 Amplified 49 35.5 24 49.0 25 51.0 0.2320
 Non-Amplified 89 64.5 53 59.6 36 40.4

PFS-Median (months) 16.2 17.1 0.6578