Table 3.
Neuroendocrine marker | DLL3‐positive (n = 26) | DLL3‐negative (n = 44) | P‐value |
---|---|---|---|
Synaptophysin | |||
Positive | 24 (92%) | 23 (52%) | <0.01 |
Negative | 2 (8%) | 21 (48%) | |
Chromogranin A | |||
Positive | 23 (88%) | 10 (23%) | <0.01 |
Negative | 3 (12%) | 34 (77%) | |
NCAM | |||
Positive | 25 (96%) | 41 (93%) | 0.60 |
Negative | 1 (4%) | 3 (7%) | |
Mean number of positive neuroendocrine markers | 2.77 | 1.68 | <0.01 |
NCAM, neural cell adhesion molecule.