Clinical Study
Dickkopf-1 Expression Is a Novel Prognostic Marker for Gastric Cancer
Table 1
Correlations of Dickkopf-1 expression with the clinicopathological features of gastric cancer.
| Features |
No. of cases | Dickkopf-1 expression | | High | Low |
| Age (years) | 328 | | |
NS | Gender | | | | | āMale | 235 | 133 | 102 | NS | āFemale | 93 | 62 | 31 | Tumor Location | | | | | āProximal | 42 | 27 | 15 | NS | āMiddle | 123 | 70 | 53 | āDistal | 163 | 97 | 66 | Tumor size | | | | | ā<5ācm | 192 | 116 | 76 | NS | āā„5ācm | 136 | 79 | 57 | Lauren classification | | | | | āIntestinal | 168 | 100 | 68 | NS | āDiffuse | 160 | 95 | 65 | Histology | | | | | āPapillary adenocarcinoma | 12 | 5 | 7 | NS | āTubular adenocarcinoma | 245 | 158 | 87 | āMucinous adenocarcinoma | 22 | 12 | 10 | āSignet-ring cell | 49 | 20 | 29 | Histologic differentiation | | | | | āWell-moderately | 96 | 61 | 35 | NS | āPoorly | 220 | 132 | 88 | āOther | 3 | 2 | 1 | Invasion depth | | | | | āT1 | 68 | 14 | 54 | <0.01 | āT2 | 78 | 35 | 43 | āT3 | 130 | 101 | 29 | āT4 | 52 | 45 | 7 | TNM stages | | | | | āI | 68 | 14 | 54 | <0.01 | āII | 78 | 35 | 43 | āIII | 130 | 101 | 29 | āIV | 52 | 45 | 7 | Vessel invasion | | | | | āNo | 201 | 95 | 106 | <0.01 | āYes | 127 | 100 | 27 | Lymphatic metastasis | | | | | āNo | 126 | 45 | 81 | <0.01 | āYes | 202 | 150 | 52 | Regional lymph nodes | | | | | āPN0 | 125 | 37 | 88 | <0.01 | āPN1 | 102 | 69 | 33 | āPN2 | 75 | 66 | 9 | āPN3 | 26 | 23 | 3 | Distant metastasis | | | | | āNo | 282 | 155 | 127 | <0.01 | āYes | 46 | 40 | 6 |
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āNSā refers to no significance.
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