Table 5.
Percentage of cells with stem and EMT phenotypes among eSTCs and mSTCs.
| eSTC+mSTC– (1) | eSTC–mSTC+ (2) | eSTC+mSTC+ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eSTCs (3) | mSTCs (4) | |||
| CK7+CD133−Snail− | 70.70 (24.20–80.00) | 88.10 (80.00–94.00) p1−2 = 0.031 | 62.70 (46.50–78.20) | 73.55 (51.30–100.00) |
| CK7+CD133−Snail+ | 5.00 (1.70–7.50) | 0.00 (0.00–1.40) | 16.70 (6.40–24.10) | 7.70 (0.00–37.45) |
| CK7+CD133+Snail− | 6.10 (0.00–19.00) | 3.40 (2.00–4.50) | 0.00 (0.00–8.60) | 0.00 |
| CK7+CD133+Snail+ | 12.30 (9.40–29.30) | 2.40 (0.00–8.50) p1−2 = 0.025 | 15.38 (0.00–21.60) | 0.00 (0.00–3.20) |
| CK7+CD133−N-cadherin− | 50.00 (17.20–73.20) | 68.30 (50.0–78.10) | 64.30 (51.0–66.70) | 95.45 (67.85–100.00) |
| CK7+CD133−N-cadherin+ | 17.20 (15.60–33.30) | 16.40 (7.30–22.70) | 20.80 (13.60–33.30) | 0.00 (0.00–13.65) |
| CK7+CD133+N-cadherin− | 1.20 (0.00–10.30) | 1.20 (0.00–3.90) | 6.60 (0.00–21.40) | 0.00 |
| CK7+CD133+N-cadherin+ | 16.70 (7.70–21.70) | 7.40 (0.00–12.20) p1−2 = 0.011 | 3.40 (0.00–17.70) | 0.00 (0.00–3.05) |
Percentages are given as medians and quartiles: Me (Q1–Q3). Mann–Whitney U-test. p1−2 and p3−4, differences between groups of patients with eSTCs (1) only, with mSTCs (2) only, and with eSTCs (3) and mSTCs (4) simultaneously.