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. 2011 Dec 1;4(6):345–349. doi: 10.1593/tlo.11145

Table 2.

Comparison of Clinical Features According to PAK4 Expression.

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.