mRNA expression levels of flTF and asTF in NSCLC and cervical cancer tissues. NSCLC tissues were paired, whereas cervical tissues were unpaired due to the lack of paracancerous tissues. (A) flTF and (B) asTF mRNA expression levels in the lung and cervical cancer tissues and adjacent/normal tissues were quantified using quantitative polymerase chain reaction. No significant effect was observed on the mRNA expression levels of flTF among the lung and cervical tissues and their adjacent/normal tissues. The expression levels of asTF were higher in cervical cancer tissues compared with in the normal group, whereas there was no significant difference in asTF expression between lung cancer and adjacent/normal tissues. **P<0.01. asTF, alternatively spliced TF; flTF, full length TF; N, normal tissue; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; P, paracancerous tissue; T, tumor tissue; TF, tissue factor.