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. 2019 Aug 13;10(48):4973–4986. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.27132

Table 2. Association between ELAC2 staining and prostate cancer phenotype in the TMPRSS2: ERG fusion negative subset.

Parameter Evaluable ELAC2 nuclear staining (%) P value
(n) Negative Weak Moderate Strong
Total 4 521 48.7 24.0 21.0 6.2
Tumor stage
pT2 3 027 52.2 23.4 19.7 4.7 <0.0001
pT3a 914 46.3 25.4 21.2 7.1
pT3b 543 33.1 25.8 28.2 12.9
pT4 23 47.8 13.0 30.4 8.7
Gleason grade
≤3+3 959 65.8 19.7 12.6 1.9 <0.0001
3+4 2 359 48.2 24.8 21.4 5.6
3+4 Tert.5 189 36.5 27.0 26.5 10.1
4+3 490 40.6 27.3 23.3 8.8
4+3 Tert.5 261 29.9 24.5 32.2 13.4
≥4+4 260 33.5 23.8 30.0 12.7
Lymph node metastasis
N0 2 613 45.5 25.0 22.2 7.3 <0.0001
N+ 255 31.4 23.9 31.4 13.3
Preoperative PSA level (ng/ml)
<4 461 46.0 24.5 20.8 8.7 0.0053
4–10 2 663 49.6 23.8 21.2 5.4
10–20 992 46.8 25.2 22.2 5.8
>20 366 50.0 21.9 17.5 10.7
Surgical margin
Negative 3 586 49.3 23.8 20.8 6.1 0.4911
Positive 855 46.8 23.9 22.7 6.7