Table 4.
Association between CSCs expression and EMT markers
| low | ALDH1A1 No. (%) | CD44 No. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
| low | high | p-value | low | high | p-value | |
| E-cadherin | ||||||
| preserve | 48 (67.6) | 23 (32.4) | .365 | 22 (31) | 49 (69) | .984 |
| loss | 15 (57.7) | 11 (42.3) | 8 (30.8) | 18 (69.2) | ||
| vimentin | ||||||
| low | 35 (57.4) | 26 (42.6) | .042 | 17 (27.9) | 44 (72.1) | .396 |
| high | 28 (77.8) | 8 (22.2) | 13 (36.1) | 23 (63.9) | ||
| fibronectin | ||||||
| low | 44 (64.7) | 24 (35.3) | .939 | 23 (33.8) | 45 (66.2) | .345 |
| high | 19 (65.5) | 10 (34.5) | 7 (24.1) | 22 (75.9) | ||
| SMA | ||||||
| low | 54 (65.9) | 28 (34.1) | .662 | 27 (32.9) | 55 (67.1) | .319 |
| high | 9 (60) | 6 (40) | 3 (20) | 12 (80) | ||