Table 2.
No. cases (N = 49) | PAK4 Expression | |||
Positive (n = 4) | Negative (n = 45) | P | ||
Age (years) | ||||
≤60 | 35 (70.8%) | 3 (75.0%) | 32 (70.5%) | N-C |
>60 | 14 (29.2%) | 1 (25.0%) | 13 (29.5%) | |
Lauren type | ||||
Intestinal | 7 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (15.6%) | N-C |
Diffuse | 7 (14.3%) | 1 (25.0%) | 6 (13.3%) | |
Mixed | 2 (4.1%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (4.4%) | |
Unknown | 33 (67.3%) | 3 (75.0%) | 30 (66.7%) | |
Lymphovascular invasion | ||||
Presence | 14 (28.6%) | 1 (25.0%) | 13 (28.9%) | N-C |
Absence | 1 (2.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.2%) | |
Unknown | 34 (69.4%) | 3 (75.0%) | 31 (68.9%) | |
Histologic diagnosis | ||||
Adenocarcinoma | 33 (67.3%) | 3 (75.0%) | 30 (66.7%) | N-C |
Signet ring cell carcinoma | 16 (32.7%) | 1 (25.0%) | 15 (33.3%) | |
Best response to capecitabine/cisplatin chemotherapy | ||||
CR/PR | 12 (24.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (24.4%) | N-C |
SD | 28 (57.1%) | 3 (75.0%) | 25 (55.6%) | |
PD | 7 (14.3%) | 1 (25.0%) | 7 (15.6%) | |
Not evaluated | 2 (4.1%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (4.4%) | |
Metastatic sites | ||||
Confined to intraperitoneuthem (peritoneum, omentum, ascites, ovary, intra-abdominal lymph node) | 36 (73.5%) | 3 (75.0%) | 33 (73.3%) | N-C |
Extraperitoneal organs (lung, liver, bone) | 13 (26.5%) | 1 (25.0%) | 12 (26.7%) |
CR indicates complete remission; N-C, not contributable; PD, progressive disease; PR, partial remission; SD, stable disease.