Research Article

Prognostic Significance of CIP2A in Esophagogastric Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Study of 65 Patients and a Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Correlations of CIP2A expression with clinicopathologic parameters in EGJA.

VariableNo. of patientsCIP2A expressiona
Low (%)High (%)

Total cases6523 (35.4)42 (64.6)
Age (years)0.140
 ≤652411 (16.9)13 (20.0)
 >654112 (18.5)29 (44.6)
Gender0.606
 Male5118 (27.7)33 (50.8)
 Female145 (7.7)9 (13.8)
Grade0.357
 Low (I-II)3915 (23.1)24 (36.9)
 High (III-IV)268 (12.3)18 (27.7)
TNM stage0.402
 Early (I-II)208 (12.3)12 (18.5)
 Late (III-IV)4515 (23.1)30 (46.2)
Lymph metastasis0.402
 No208 (12.3)12 (18.5)
 Yes4515 (23.1)30 (46.2)
Metastasis0.414
 No6323 (35.4)40 (61.5)
 Yes20 (0.0)2 (3.1)

aFisher’s exact test.