Table 2. Correlation of clinicopathologic variables with FAK and pFAK expression in endothelial cells (-endo) of epithelial ovarian cancers.
| Variable | FAK-endo | P value | pFAK-endo | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| Stage | ||||||
| Low (I–II) | 5 | 7 | 0.97 | 9 | 3 | 0.16 |
| High (III–IV) | 28 | 40 | 36 | 32 | ||
| Grade | ||||||
| Low (I) | 3 | 5 | 0.82 | 5 | 3 | 0.71 |
| High (II–III) | 30 | 42 | 40 | 32 | ||
| Histology | ||||||
| Serous | 26 | 44 | 0.048 | 37 | 33 | 0.11 |
| Other | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| MVD* | ||||||
| Low | 12 | 8 | 0.04 | 17 | 3 | 0.003 |
| High | 21 | 39 | 28 | 32 | ||
| Cytoreduction | ||||||
| Optimal | 12 | 18 | 0.86 | 16 | 14 | 0.68 |
| Suboptimal | 21 | 29 | 29 | 21 | ||
*MVD, microvessel density.