Table II.
Association between ASAP1 and FAK expression and clinicopathological features of patients with gastric cancer (n=32).
| ASAP1 | FAK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | −, n | +, n | P-value | −, n | +, n | P-value |
| Age, years | ||||||
| <60 | 6 | 3 | 0.109 | 4 | 5 | 0.407 |
| ≥60 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 5 | 4 | 0.427 | 4 | 5 | 0.407 |
| Male | 8 | 15 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Invasion depth | ||||||
| pT1+2 | 11 | 3 | <0.001 | 9 | 5 | 0.001 |
| pT3+4 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||||
| No | 8 | 2 | 0.005 | 7 | 3 | 0.003 |
| Yes | 5 | 17 | 3 | 19 | ||
| TNM stage | ||||||
| I+II | 11 | 4 | 0.001 | 9 | 6 | 0.002 |
| III+IV | 2 | 15 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Degree of differentiation | ||||||
| Moderate/high | 13 | 4 | <0.001 | 10 | 7 | <0.001 |
| Undifferentiated/low | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
Data were analyzed by Fisher's exact probability test. pT1+2, tumor invades the submucosa or the muscularis propria; pT3+4, tumor invades the subserosa, non-peritonealised pericolic or perirectal tissues, or tumor directly invades other organs or structures and/or perforates the visceral peritoneum; -, negative; +, positive; ASAP1, adenosine diphosphate ribosylation factor guanylate kinase 1; FAK, focal adhesion kinase.