Table 3.
Tumor-related clinicopathological features associated with HCC molecular subclasses in the training set (logistic regression).
Variable | Univariable analysis
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No. of HCC tumors (%) | OR (95% Cl) | P value | OR (95% Cl) | P value | |
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S1 subclass | S1: n=30 / Rest: n=66 | ||||
SH-HCC | 11 (37%) / 8 (12%) | 4.20 (1.47–11.97) | 0.007 | 4.25 (1.44–13.20) | 0.01 |
Immune cell infiltrate ≥ 2 | 18 (60%) / 21 (32%) | 3.21 (1.31–7.87) | 0.01 | 3.25 (1.29–8.53) | 0.01 |
S2 subclass | S2: n=27 / Rest: n=69 | ||||
Microtrabecular | 4 (15%) / 49 (71%) | 0.07 (0.02–0.23) | <0.001 | ||
Macrotrabecular/compact | 22 (81%) / 16 (23%) | 14.58 (4.75–44.69) | <0.001 | 11.99 (3.48–41.24) | <0.001 |
Pseudoglandular | 2 (7%) / 29 (42%) | 0.11 (0.02–0.50) | 0.004 | 0.22 (0.04–1.16) | 0.07 |
Clear cell | 14 (52%) / 9 (13%) | 7.18 (2.56–20.11) | <0.001 | ||
Serum AFP > 400 ng/mL | 6 (22%) / 2 (3%) | 9.57 (1.80–51.03) | 0.008 | 10.81 (1.27–91.63) | 0.03 |
S3 subclass | S3: n=39 / Rest: n=57 | ||||
Microtrabecular | 32 (82%) / 21 (37%) | 7.84 (2.94–20.86) | <0.001 | 3.94 (1.23–12.56) | 0.02 |
Macrotrabecular/compact | 6 (15%) / 32 (56%) | 0.14 (0.05–0.39) | <0.001 | ||
Pseudoglandular | 19 (49%) / 11 (19%) | 3.56 (1.46–8.71) | 0.005 | ||
SH-HCC | 1 (3%) / 18 (32%) | 0.06 (0.01–0.45) | 0.006 | 0.05 (0.01–0.44) | 0.007 |
Clear cell | 3 (8%) / 20 (35%) | 0.15 (0.04–0.56) | 0.005 | 0.20 (0.05–0.91) | 0.04 |
Edmondson-Steiner I or II | 36 (92%) / 42 (74%) | 4.29 (1.15–16.00) | 0.03 | 3.08 (0.65–14.58) | 0.16 |
HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, SH-HCC: steatohepatitic HCC, AFP: alpha-fetoprotein