Research Article

Architectural Heterogeneity in Tumors Caused by Differentiation Alters Intratumoral Drug Distribution and Affects Therapeutic Synergy of Antiangiogenic Organoselenium Compound

Table 1

Prevalence of histomorphologic heterogeneity in human cancers.

Cancer disease siteTotal evaluable tumorsTumor differentiation statusCAlX immunostainingHIF-1 𝛼 immunostaining
(% of Total)(% of Total)(% of Total)
Well DiffMod. DiffPoorly Diff<33%33–67%>67%<33%33–67%>67%

Head and neck19841% (72% CAIX+)8% (50% CAIX+)51% (38% CAIX+)25%8%14%9%4%8%
Total—47% of all tumorsTotal—21% of all tumors

Colorectal5712% (57% CAIX+)79% (64% CAIX+)9% (60% CAIX+)28%5%30%7%2%12%
Total—63% of all tumorsTotal—21% of all tumors

Lung1023% (0% CAIX+)86% (42% CAIX+)11% (36% CAIX+)23%10%8%3%1%0%
Total—41% of all tumorsTotal—4% of all tumors