Overexpression of Notch3 and pS6 Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Human Ovarian Epithelial Cancer

Table 2

Correlation between the protein expression of Notch3 and pS6 proteins and clinicopathological parameters in patients with ovarian epithelial cancer.

Characteristics	Cases,	⁢Notch3 expression,			value	⁢pS6 expression,			value
		Age, yrs
50	79	7	19	53	0.947	6	37	36	0.558
≥50	41	3	11	27		6	12	23
Clinical stages
III	41	8	17	16	0.000	7	22	12	0.001
IIIIV	79	2	13	64		5	27	47
Pathological grading
G1	17	7	7	3	0.000	5	7	5	0.001
G2	40	3	17	20		6	22	12
G3	63	0	6	57		1	20	42
Histologic type
Serous cystadenocarcinoma	77	1	19	57	0.006	3	31	43	0.011
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma	43	9	11	23		9	18	16
Lymph node metastasis
Yes	37	0	5	32	0.001	0	5	32	0.000
No	83	10	25	48		12	44	27
Ascites
Yes	70	2	9	59	0.000	2	21	47	0.000
No	50	8	21	21		10	28	12