Research Article

Loss of CADM1/TSLC1 Expression Is Associated with Poor Clinical Outcome in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Relationship between CADM1/TSLC1 expression and clinicopathological variables of ESCC.

VariableCADM1/TSLC1 expression value
Positive ()Negative ()

Age (years)0.145
 <60128 (54.2%)37 (64.9%)
 ≥60108 (45.8%)20 (35.1%)
Sex0.032
 Male171 (72.5%)33 (57.9%)
 Female65 (27.5%)24 (42.1%)
Location0.674
 Upper thoracic25 (10.6%)4 (7.0%)
 Middle thoracic179 (75.8%)46 (80.7%)
 Lower thoracic32 (13.6%)7 (12.3%)
Histological grade0.000
 I77 (32.6%)12 (21.1%)
 II145 (61.4%)18 (31.6%)
 III14 (6.0%)27 (47.3%)
Depth of invasion0.791
 T1-246 (19.5%)12 (21.1%)
 T3-4190 (80.5%)45 (78.9%)
Tumor size (cm)0.410
 ≤5165 (70.0%)43 (75.4%)
 >571 (30.0%)14 (24.6%)
Lymph node metastasis0.997
 Positive116 (49.2%)28 (49.1%)
 Negative120 (50.8%)29 (50.9%)
TNM stage0.905
 I-II118 (50.0%)28 (49.1%)
 III118 (50.0%)29 (50.9%)