Table 3 COX-2 expression patterns in gastric cancer

From: The COX-2 promoter polymorphism –765 G>C is associated with early-onset, conventional and stump gastric cancers

Immunohistochemistry

Early-onset gastric cancer

Conventional gastric cancer

Gastric stump cancer

COX-low

95/110 (86%)

29/95 (31%)

12/30 (40%)

COX-high

15/110 (14%)

66/95 (69%)

18/30 (60%)