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. 2013 Mar 26;8(3):e60576. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060576

Table 4. Clinicopathological features and protein expression by KRAS mutation.

Factor (N) KRAS mutation [N(%)] OR (95% CI)
Absent Present*
Age
≤40 (27) 23 (19.83) 4 (3.45) 0.342 (0.085–1.379)
>40 (89)* 84 (72.41) 5 (4.31)
Grade
1/2 (96) 91 (78.45) 5 (4.31) 4.550 (1.102–18.788)**
3 (20)* 16 (13.79) 4 (3.45)
Tumor invasion
T1/T2 (9) 8 (6.9) 1 (0.86) 0.646 (0.071–5.835)
T3/T4 (107)* 99 (85.34) 8 (6.9)
Lymph node metastasis
Absent (6) 5 (4.31) 1 (0.86) 0.392 (0.041–3.775)
Present (110)* 102 (87.93) 8 (6.9)
Response to therapy
Sensitive (50) 48 (41.38) 2 (1.72) 2.847 (0.565–14.345)
Resistant (66)* 59 (50.86) 7 (6.03)
HR expression
Negative (62) 55 (47.41) 7 (6.03) 0.302 (0.060–1.522)
Positive (54)* 52 (44.83) 2 (1.72)
HER2 expression
Negative (107) 63 (54.31) 4 (3.45) 1.790 (0.455–7.043)
Positive (9)* 44 (37.93) 5 (4.31)
MYC expression
Negative (80) 76 (65.52) 4 (3.45) 3.065 (0.771–12.176)
Positive (36)* 31 (26.72) 5 (4.31)
HER2 amplification
Negative (88) 84 (72.41) 4 (3.45) 4.565 (1.133–18,390)**
Positive (28)* 23 (19.83) 5 (4.31)
MYC amplification
MYC/CEP8≤2.2 (103) 97 (83.62) 6 (5.17) 4.850 (1.049–22.424)**
MYC/CEP8>2.2 (13)* 10 (8.62) 3 (2.59)
*

Reference group for logistic regression analysis; ** Differentially expressed between groups, p<0.05. N: number of samples; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. HR: hormone receptor; CEP8: chromosome 8 signals.