TABLE 2.
The associations between CYT score and clinicopathological factors in gastric cancer patients from the Kyushu cohort A (n = 123).
| Factors | High CYT score | Low CYT score | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 66) | (n = 57) | ||
| Age (≥65 years) | 42 (63.6%) | 38 (66.7%) | 0.73 |
| Gender (male) | 37 (56.1%) | 29 (52.7%) | 0.71 |
| Histological type | |||
| Well | 10 (15.2%) | 14 (24.6%) | 0.14 |
| Mod | 17 (25.8%) | 17 (29.8%) | |
| Muc | 4 (6.0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Por | 29 (44.0%) | 18 (31.6%) | |
| Sig | 6 (9.0%) | 8 (14.0%) | |
| Depth of tumor invasion (≥SS) | 41 (62.1%) | 37 (64.9%) | 0.75 |
| Lymph node metastasis (+) | 40 (60.6%) | 37 (64.9%) | 0.62 |
| Lymphatic invasion (+) | 37 (56.0%) | 37 (64.9%) | 0.32 |
| Vascular invasion (+) | 13 (19.7%) | 17 (29.8%) | 0.19 |
| Tumor size (≥3 cm) | 51 (77.3%) | 43 (75.4%) | 0.81 |
| Peritoneal dissemination (+) | 10 (15.2%) | 9 (15.8%) | 0.92 |
| Distant metastasis (+) | 7 (10.6%) | 5 (8.8%) | 0.73 |
Abbreviations: CYT, cytolytic activity; Mod, moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma; Muc, mucinous adenocarcinoma; Por, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; Sig, signet ring cell adenocarcinoma; SS, subserosa; Well, well‐differentiated adenocarcinoma.