Table 3.

Cross table analysis of different clinical and pathological parameters and antigen expression of CTA (NY-ESO-1 or Pan-MAGE) (Pearson’s correlation and chi-square test, significance level <0.05 (2-sided).

antigen		NY-ESO-1			p
		−	+	Σ	(2-sided)
perineural invasion	−	8	10	18	0.464
	+	23	19	42
	Σ	31	29	60
resection margins	−	18	19	37	0.483
	+	15	22	37
	Σ	33	41	74
nodal status	−	16	9	25	0.307
	+	4	5	9
	Σ	20	14	34
primary site	MSG*	21	17	38	0.037
	OTH†	15	31	46
	Σ	36	48	84
site of failure	LR‡	9	13	22	0.595
	DIS§	8	16	24
	Σ	17	29	46
histologic growth pattern	non solid	30	37	67	0.486
	solid	6	11	17
	Σ	36	48	84
antigen		Pan-MAGE			p
		−	+	Σ	(2-sided)
perineural invasion	−	12	6	18	0.859
	+	27	15	42
	Σ	39	21	60
resection margins	−	27	10	37	0.144
	+	21	16	37
	Σ	48	26	74
nodal status	−	20	5	25	0.045
	+	4	5	9
	Σ	24	10	34
primary site	MSG*	28	10	38	0.215
	OTH†	28	18	46
	Σ	26	28	84
site of failure	LR‡	14	8	22	0.936
	DIS§	15	9	24
	Σ	29	17	46
histologic growth pattern	non solid	45	22	67	0.850
	solid	11	6	17
	Σ	56	28	84

^*= major salivary glands

^†= other

^‡= local and/or regional failure

^§= distant failure

Σ=sum, −=negative, +=positive.