Table 1B. Patient’s characteristics and correlation TUBB3 mRNA.

Factor		Negative		Weak/moderate		Strong		Sign.
		n	%	n	%	n	%	p
Total	n=280	75	27%	145	52%	60	21%	--
Gender								0.449
Male	n=253	70	28%	128	50%	55	22%
Female	n= 27	5	19%	17	63%	5	19%
Age								0.178
< 50 y	n= 45	15	33%	20	45%	10	22%
50 −70y	n=164	35	21%	92	56%	37	23%
>70y	n= 71	25	35%	33	47%	13	25%
cT or pT-cat								0.0015
pT1/2	n= 52	23	44%	25	48%	4	8%	p-trend=
c/pT3/4	n=228	52	23%	120	52%	56	25%	0.0003
pN or ypN-cat								0.016
pN0	n=108	35	32%	59	55%	14	13%	p-trend=
pN+	n=172	40	23%	86	50%	46	27%	0.005