Table 1.
Serum OPN protein | Tumor OPN protein | Tumor OPN mRNA | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 86 | 80 | 68 |
Tumor stage | |||
I | 14 | 13 | 12 |
II | 37 | 32 | 26 |
III | 26 | 26 | 22 |
IV | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Tumor type | |||
LS | 21 | 21 | 18 |
FS and MFH | 24 | 20 | 17 |
NS | 8 | 7 | 3 |
RMS and LMS | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Other STS | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Irradiation | |||
Yes | 31 | 32 | 29 |
No | 55 | 48 | 39 |
Chemotherapy | |||
Yes | 8 | 7 | 5 |
No | 78 | 73 | 63 |
Tumor size | |||
T1 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
T2 | 74 | 69 | 58 |
Tumor resection | |||
Radical (R0) | 57 | 54 | 49 |
Not Radical (R1) | 29 | 26 | 19 |
Distant metastases | |||
M0 | 79 | 73 | 62 |
M1 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Relapse | |||
Yes | 55 | 51 | 47 |
No | 31 | 29 | 21 |
Abbreviations: OPN: osteopontin, LS: liposarcoma, MFH: malignant fibrous histiocytoma; FS: fibrosarcoma; NS: neurogenic sarcoma; LMS: leiomyosarcoma; RMS: rhabdomyosarcoma; STS: soft tissue sarcoma;