Prognostic Implications of MALAT1 and BACH1 Expression and Their Correlation with CTCs and Mo-MDSCs in Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Surgical Management Options

Table 6

Association between monocytic MDSCs and basic characteristics among studied TNBC.

	Normal		High
		%		%
Grades
I	6	11.8	6	16.2	5.11	0.08
II	19	37.3	21	56.8
III	26	51.0	10	27.0
Stage
I	12	23.5	0	0.0	78.2	<0.001
II a	13	25.5	0	0.0
II b	20	39.2	0	0.0
III a	6	11.8	4	10.8
III b	0	0.0	23	62.2
IV	0	0.0	10	27.0
MALAT-1
High	14	27.5	23	62.2	10.6	0.001
Low	37	72.5	14	37.8
Positive	15	29.4	21	56.8	6.62	0.01
Negative	36	70.6	16	43.2
BACH-1
High	19	37.3	31	83.8	18.9	<0.001
Low	32	62.7	6	16.2
Positive	19	37.3	30	81.1	16.7	<0.001
Negative	32	62.7	7	18.9
Outcome
CR	23	45.1	1	2.7	29.8	<0.001
R	22	43.1	14	37.8
Died	6	11.8	22	59.5
TNM stage
T					MW
	5 (1.8–8)		3 (0.5–8)		3.86	<0.001
0-1	45	88.2	5	13.5	48.8	<0.001
2-3	6	11.8	32	86.5
0	51	100.0	27	73.0	15.6	<0.001
1	0	0.0	10	27.0
CTCs
< 5	40	78.4	11	29.7	20.9	<0.001
> 5	11	21.6	26	70.3