Downregulation of PTPRK Promotes Cell Proliferation and Metastasis of NSCLC by Enhancing STAT3 Activation

Table 1

Association of pSTAT3 expression with clinicopathological parameters in 26 NSCLC specimens.

Parameters	Case	pSTAT3 expression		value
		Weak	Moderate/strong
Age (years)
≤65	20	8	12	1
>65	5	3	2
Tumor size (cm)
≤3	8	5	3	0.401
>3	18	7	11
Grade
I–II	18	8	10	1
III-IV	8	4	4
LN metastasis
Negative	10	8	2	0.041
Positive	16	5	11