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. 2022 Jan 11;20:15. doi: 10.1186/s12957-021-02469-y

Table 2.

Expression of EpCAM and CD166 (intensity and H-score) in colorectal cancer and adjacent normal tissues

Scoring system Carcinoma Normal
EpCAM CD166 EpCAM CD166
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Intensity of staining
 Strong (+3) 150 (36) 25 (6) 2 (6.5) 1 (3.5)
 Moderate (+2) 170 (41) 112 (27) 5 (16.5) 7 (23.5)
 Weak (+1) 89 (21.5) 185 (46) 23 (77) 16 (53)
 Negative (0) 6 (1.5) 83 (21) 0 (0) 6 (20)
H-score
 High 255 (61.5) 164 (40.5) 1 (3.5) 8 (27)
 Low 160 (38.5) 241 (59.5) 29 (96.5) 22 (73)
 Total 415 405 30 30