Table 2. Tumor Staining Characteristics.
Antibody or ISH method used | p16 | p53 | HPV IHC* | HPV-ISH† |
Staining extent ‡ | ||||
0 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 36 |
1+ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2+ | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
3+ | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Any reactivity by tumor stage | ||||
pT1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
pT2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
pT3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
pT4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
*IHC = immunohistochemistry.
ISH = in situ hybridization.
Staining extent is defined within the “Methods” section of the text.