Immunoreactivity of the 14F7 Mab (Raised against N-Glycolyl GM3 Ganglioside) as a Positive Prognostic Factor in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Table 6

Relation between S-phase fraction and mitotic index with the 14F7 Mab immunoreactivity in diploid non-small-cell lung carcinoma.

Proliferation rates	14F7 Mab reactivity
	Negative	Weak	Moderate	Intense	Spearman correlation
	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)	𝑃 value	𝑟s
S-phase fraction (SPF)					0.0208	0.5126
0–5	—	—	—	—
6–25	—	3 (27.3)	—	—
26–50	—	—	6 (54.5)	—
>50	—	—	—	2 (18.2)
Total	0	3 (27.3)	6 (54.5)	2 (18.2)
Mitotic index					0.0284	−0.4143
No evident	—	—	—	2 (7.1)
Low	1 (3.6)	—	2 (7.1)	6 (21.4)
Moderate	1 (3.6)	2 (7.1)	7 (25.0)	3 (10.7)
High	—	1 (3.6)	2 (7.1)	1 (3.6)
Total	2 (7.1)	3 (10.7)	11 (39.3)	12 (42.8)

No. Number of cases, % percentages, 𝑃 value using Spearman correlation test, 𝑟s Spearman correlation coefficient.