Table 2.
Correlation to nodal status.
| Analyzed gene | Nodal status | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0 | N1 | > N2 | ||
| ga733.2 | 1/28 3.6% | 4/19 21.1% | 3/12 25% | 0.042 |
| muc-1 | 2/28 7.1% | 3/19 15.8% | 4/12 33.3% | 0.039 |
| spdef | 1/27 3.7% | 3/18 16.7% | 2/10 20% | 0.107 |
| mgb1 | 2/26 7.7% | 2/17 11.8% | 0/9% | 0.640 |
| ga733.2/muc-1 | 2/28 7.1% | 5/19 26.3% | 4/12 33.3% | 0.034 |
| simple positive | 5/26 19.2% | 5/12 41.7% | 4/9 44.4% | 0.143 |
| twofold positive | 1/26 3.8% | 5/17 29.4% | 3/9 33.3% | 0.016 |
Correlation between gene expression and nodal status. Patients were stratified in groups N0, N1 and N2 or higher. Simple and twofold positivity of the gene profile ga733.2/muc-1/mgb1/spdef are shown (Pearson's bivariate correlation).