Table 1.
Association between cancerous DLL4 expression and clinical factors in 180 gastric cancer
|
Clinical |
|
(n) |
DLL4 positive |
DLL4 negative |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | (n = 88) | (n = 92) | |||
| Sex |
Male |
128 |
62 |
66 |
|
| |
Female |
52 |
26 |
26 |
n.s. |
| Age |
|
|
64.2 |
66.1 |
n.s. |
| T factor |
T1 |
72 |
11 |
61 |
|
| |
T2 |
54 |
41 |
13 |
|
| |
T3 |
44 |
28 |
16 |
p < 0.01 |
| |
T4 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
|
| N factor |
N0 |
93 |
24 |
69 |
|
| |
N+ |
87 |
64 |
23 |
p < 0.01 |
| Lymphatic invasion |
No |
78 |
18 |
60 |
|
| Yes |
102 |
70 |
32 |
p < 0.01 |
|
| Venous invasion |
No |
102 |
31 |
71 |
|
| Yes |
78 |
57 |
21 |
p < 0.05 |
|
| Histology |
Differentiated |
98 |
47 |
51 |
|
| Undifferentiated | 82 | 41 | 41 | n.s. |