Research Article

Prognostic Role of 14F7 Mab Immunoreactivity against N-Glycolyl GM3 Ganglioside in Colon Cancer

Table 3

14F7 Mab immunostaining in relation to clinicopathologic features in colon cancer.

Clinicopathologic featuresLevel of immunostaining (IRS)
LowHigh

Age, years ( )0,098
 ≤60812
 >60522
Sex ( )0,596
 Women819
 Men716
Tumor location ( )0,841
 Sigmoid colon516
 Left side colon12
 Transverse colon24
 Right side colon712
TNM stage ( )0,025
 I-II1216
 III-IV319
Grade of differentiation ( )0,311
 Well/moderate1429
 Poor16
Mucinous type ( )0,602
 Yes49
 No1126
Mitotic index ( )0,550
 Low1026
 Moderate-high49
Grade of cell pleomorphism ( )0,622
 Low615
 Moderate-high820
Peritumoral inflammation ( )0,596
 Low716
 High819
Lymphovascular invasion ( )0,524
 Yes14
 No1431

Chi-square test; IRS: immunoreactive score; TNM: tumor node metastases.
Bold value indicates statistical significance.