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. 2016 Sep 3;159(3):457–467. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-3967-9

Table 3.

Associations between MAPK and biological markers in ER-positive tumours

Pan ERK1/2 N-p-ERK1/2 C-p-ERK1/2
Low N (%) High N (%) p value Low N (%) High N (%) p value Low N (%) High N (%) p value
 HER2
  Negative 379 (89) 407 (92) NS 315 (87) 440 (93) 0.005 337 (90) 409 (91) NS
  Positive 46 (11) 37 (8) 47 (13) 34 (7) 38 (10) 42 (9)
 KI67-LI
 Low 179 (50) 190 (52) NS 137 (45) 216 (55) 0.005 141 (46) 211 (55) 0.010
 High 180 (50) 174 (4.8) 171 (55) 175 (45) 169 (54) 170 (45)
 P53
  Negative 325 (77) 364 (82) 0.093 282 (79) 368 (79) NS 291 (78) 351 (79) NS
  Positive 96 (23) 81 (18) 76 (21) 99 (21) 81 (22) 92 (21)
 BCL2
  Negative 101 (33) 81 (23) 0.005 105 (36) 87 (25) 0.001 95 (33) 95 (27) NS
  Positive 206 (67) 269 (77) 186 (64) 267 (75) 191 (67) 254 (73)
Pan JNK1/2 p-JNK1/2 Pan p38
Low N (%) High N (%) p value Low N (%) High N (%) p value Low N (%) High N (%) p value
 HER2
  Negative 386 (91) 313 (90) NS 115 (87) 553 (91) NS 434 (92) 328 (90) NS
  Positive 36 (9) 33 (10) 17 (13) 57 (9) 35 (8) 36 (10)
 KI67-LI
  Low 185 (53) 152 (54) NS 48 (44) 265 (53) 0.098 208 (53) 158 (52) NS
  High 164 (47) 127 (46) 61 (56) 237 (47) 187(47) 144 (48)
 P53
  Negative 338 (80) 267 (7.8) NS 108 (83) 475 (78) NS 373 (81) 295 (81) NS
  Positive 83 (20) 76 (22) 22 (17) 131 (22) 88 (19) 69 (19)
 BCL2
  Negative 85 (27) 84 (31) NS 36 (33) 131 (28) NS 105 (31) 66 (24) 0.057
  Positive 231 (73) 186 (69) 73 (67) 342 (72) 237 (69) 211 (76)
p-p38 p–C-JUN p-ATF2
Low N (%) High N (%) p value Low N (%) High N (%) p value Low N (%) High N (%) p value
 HER2
  Negative 593 (88) 283 (95) 0.001 273 (89) 563 (90) NS 594 (89) 256 (94) 0.010
  Positive 78 (12) 15 (5) 32 (11) 59 (10) 73 (11) 15 (6)
 KI67-LI
  Low 264 (47) 147 (60) 0.001 113 (44) 277 (54) 0.011 256 (47) 136 (58) 0.003
  High 295 (53) 97 (40) 143 (56) 237 (46) 292 (53) 97 (42)
 P53
  Negative 533 (80) 236 (79) NS 248 (81) 488 (79) NS 523 (79) 523 (79) NS
  Positive 135 (20) 61 (21) 58 (19) 128 (21) 140 (21) 140 (21)
 BCL2
  Negative 162 (31) 50 (23) 0.026 71 (30) 136 (29) NS 153 (29) 55 (27) NS
  Positive 360 (69) 168 (77) 163 (70) 333 (71) 368 (71) 151 (73)