Research Article

The Correlation between PSCA Expression and Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Prostate Cancer

Table 2

PSCA IHC expression and its correlation with clinicopathological factors ().

FactorsNumber of patientsScore of IHC expressiona value

Age (years)
 ≤70500.131b
 >7068
Gleason grade
 2-633<0.001c
 730
 8-1055
pT stage
 ≤T2710.002b
 >T247
Hormone therapy
 No870.046b
 Yes31
Metastasis
 Absent75<0.001b
 Present43

Abbreviations: PSCA: prostate stem cell antigen; pT stage: pathologic tumor stage. a; bStudent -test; cone-way ANOVA analysis.