Table 1.
Multivariate model exploring PSMA expression with respect to patient/histopathologic characteristics in 50 patients who underwent resection of pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma. Values are presented as n (%) of patients unless otherwise indicated.
| Variable | PSMA Staining by Immunohistochemistry | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor Cells | Neovasculature Endothelial Cells | |||||||
| 0 | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | PSMA− | PSMA+ | |||
| Total (n, %) | 11 (22.0) | 18 (36.0) | 17 (34.0) | 4 (8.0) | 8 (16.0) | 42 (84.0) | ||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male (n=33) | 8 (24.2) | 11 (33.3) | 11 (33.3) | 3 (9.1) | p=0.923 | 5 (15.2) | 28 (84.8) | p=0.821 |
| Female (n=17) | 3 (17.6) | 7 (41.2) | 6 (35.3) | 1 (5.9) | 3 (17.6) | 14 (82.4) | ||
| Age | ||||||||
| ≤50 (n=6) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | p=0.986 | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | p=0.208 |
| 51-60 (n=16) | 2 (12.5) | 6 (37.5) | 7 (43.8) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (6.3) | 15 (93.7) | ||
| 61-70 (n=24) | 5 (20.1) | 10 (41.7) | 8 (33.3) | 1 (4.2) | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) | ||
| ≥71 (n=4) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | ||
| Tumor Stage | ||||||||
| IA (n=12) | 1 (8.3) | 7 (58.3) | 3 (25.0) | 1 (8.3) | p=0.684 | 1 (8.3) | 11 (91.7) | p=0.787 |
| IB (n= 24) | 6 (25.0) | 7 (29.2) | 8 (33.3) | 3 (12.5) | 6 (25.0) | 18 (75.0) | ||
| IIA (n=9) | 3 (33.3) | 2 (22.2) | 4 (44.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | ||
| IIB (n=4) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | ||
| IIIA (n=1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | ||
| Smoking History | ||||||||
| No (n=5) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | p=0.083 | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | p=0.127 |
| Yes (n=45) | 9 (20.0) | 16 (35.6) | 16 (35.6) | 4 (8.9) | 6 (13.3) | 39 (86.7) | ||
| Race | ||||||||
| White (n=35) | 6 (17.1) | 15 (42.9) | 11 (31.4) | 3 (8.6) | p=0.767 | 4 (11.4) | 31 (88.6) | p=0.193 |
| Black (n=11) | 4 (36.4) | 2 (18.2) | 4 (36.4) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (27.3) | 8 (72.7) | ||
| Other (n=4) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | ||