TABLE 1 c-MYC Gene Copy Number in Pancreatic Cancer

From: c-MYC Activation in Primary and Metastatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas: Incidence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Significance

Parameter

Subparameter

No Amplification

Low-Level Amplification

High-Level Amplification

Chromosome 8 Amplification

Primary tumor

pT1

3

0

0

1

 

pT2

14

6

0

3

 

pT3

15

10

3

5

 

pT4

0

2

0

3

Histopathological grade

G1

4

0

0

1

 

G2

19

10

2

4

 

G3

9

8

1

7

Tumor stage (UICC, 1997)

1

8

1

0

3

 

2

8

6

1

3

 

3

16

9

2

3

 

4

0

2

0

3

Survivala

1

5

4

0

2

 

2

25

7

1

5

Lymph node metastasis

 

10

3

2

2

  1. aSurvival data available for 49 patients.