Table 1. AEG-1 expression in the primary rectal tumour in relation to biological variables.
|
Non-RT |
RT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
AEG-1 intensity |
|
AEG-1 intensity |
|
||
| Variables | Low (%) | High (%) | P-value | Low (%) | High (%) | P-value |
| Mac30 |
|
|
0.021 |
|
|
0.11 |
| Low | 6 (13) | 40 (87) | 8 (20) | 33 (80) | ||
| High |
7 (39) |
11 (61) |
|
4 (44) |
5 (56) |
|
| Ki-67 |
|
|
0.026 |
|
|
0.43 |
| Low | 10 (34) | 19 (66) | 6 (21) | 22 (79) | ||
| High |
4 (11) |
31 (89) |
|
6 (46) |
13 (54) |
|
| FXYD-3 |
|
|
0.62 |
|
|
0.016 |
| Low | 7 (25) | 21 (75) | 9 (41) | 13 (59) | ||
| High |
8 (20) |
32 (80) |
|
4 (12.5) |
28 (87.5) |
|
| Lox |
|
|
0.99 |
|
|
0.037 |
| Low | 8 (17) | 38 (83) | 9 (32) | 19 (68) | ||
| High |
5 (17) |
24 (83) |
|
3 (10) |
27 (90) |
|
| Livin |
|
|
<0.001 |
|
|
<0.001 |
| Low | 10 (48) | 11 (52) | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | ||
| High | 3 (6) | 51 (94) | 4 (10) | 37 (90) | ||
Abbreviations: AEG-1=astrocyte elevated gene-1; RT=radiotherapy. P-values <0.05 are shown in bold.