Research Article

The Prognostic Role of NEDD9 and P38 Protein Expression Levels in Urinary Bladder Transitional Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Clinicopathological features, immunohistochemical markers, and outcome of 50 patients with TCC of bladder.

CharacteristicsAllNEDD9 valueP38 value
Low ()High ()Low ()High ()
()
Number(%)Number(%)Number(%)Number(%)Number(%)

Age (years)
 Mean ± SD55.08 ± 10.3655.2 ± 12.3754.96 ± 9.3751.75 ± 10.2659.31 ± 9.03
 Median (range)52(35–75)56(35–72)50(43–75)49(35–72)61(43–75)
 ≤60 years32(64%)10(58.8%)22(66.7%)21(75%)11(50%)
 >60 years18(36%)7(41.2%)11(33.3%)7(25%)11(50%)

Sex
 Male35(70%)5(29.4%)30(90.9%)<13(46.4%)22(100%)<
 Female15(30%)12(70.6%)3(9.1%)15(53.6%)0(0%)

Size (cm)
 Mean ± SD3.74±2.742.35±1.494.45±2.02.89±2.424.81±2.80
 Median (range)2(1–10)2(1–6)2.98(1–10)2(1–10)6(1–9)
 ≤5 cm34(68%)16(94.1%)18(54.5%)24(85.7%)10(45.5%)
 >5 cm16(32%)1(5.9%)15(45.5%)4(14.3%)12(54.5%)

Multiplicity
 Absent17(34%)17(100%)0(0%)<14(50%)3(13.6%)
 Present33(66%)0(0%)33(100%)14(50%)19(86.4%)

Grade
 Low grade13(26%)13(76.5%)0(0%)<13(46.4%)0(0%)<
 High grade37(74%)4(23.5%)33(100%)15(53.6%)22(100%)

Deep invasion
 Absent24(48%)16(94.1%)8(24.2%)<22(78.6%)2(9.1%)<
 Present26(52%)1(5.9%)25(75.8%)6(21.4%)20(90.9%)

T
 Ta5(10%)5(29.4%)0(0%)<5(17.9%)0(0%)<
 T119(38%)11(64.7%)8(24.2%)17(60.7%)2(9.1%)
 T222(44%)1(5.9%)21(63.6%)6(21.4%)16(72.7%)
 T34(8%)0(0%)4(12.1%)0(0%)4(18.2%)

Lymph node
 Negative36(72%)16(94.1%)20(60.6%)27(96.4%)9(40.9%)<
 Positive14(28%)1(5.9%)13(39.4%)1(3.6%)13(59.1%)

NEDD9
 Mean ± SD34.54 ± 24.158.64 ± 4.8347.87 ± 18.49<26.85 ± 24.4344.31 ± 20.37
 Median (range)30(3–90)7(3–20)50(20–90)20(3–90)50(5–80)
 Low17(34%)14(50%)3(13.6%)
 High33(66%)14(50%)19(86.4%)

P38
 Mean ± SD44.1 ± 28.1730.29 ± 24.7151.21 ± 27.5020.53 ± 7.2474.09 ± 10.07<
 Median (range)30(10–90)20(10–90)60(10–90)20(10–35)70(60–90)
 Low28(56%)14(82.4%)14(42.4%)
 High22(44%)3(17.6%)19(57.6%)

Categorical variables were expressed as number (percentage); continuous variables were expressed as mean ± SD and median (range).
–Whitney test; -square test; -square test for trend; is significant.