Table 3 Correlation between the expression of Nogo-B+ p-RhoA+ and the clinicopathologic features of NPC.

From: Nogo-B promotes invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma via RhoA-SRF-MRTFA pathway

 

All cases (n = 89)

Nogo-B+ p-RhoA+ expression

P-value

Low (n = 53)

High (n = 36)

Age (years)

   

0.263

 <46

41

27 (50.9%)

14 (38.9%)

 ≥46

48

26 (49.1%)

22 (61.1%)

Gender

0.960

 Female

22

13 (24.5%)

9 (25.0%)

 Male

67

40 (75.5%)

27 (75.0%)

T stage

0.922

 T1-2

39

23 (43.4%)

16 (44.4%)

 T3-4

50

30 (56.6%)

20 (55.6%)

N stage

0.001*

 N0-1

31

26 (49.1%)

5 (13.9%)

 N2-3

58

27 (50.9%)

31 (86.1%)

M stage

0.007a*

 M0

81

52 (98.1%)

29 (80.6%)

 M1

8

1 (1.90%)

7 (19.4%)

TNM stage (UICC/AJCC 8th edition, 2017)

0.034*

 I-II

23

18 (34.0%)

5 (13.9%)

 III-IV

66

35 (66.0%)

31 (86.1%)

State

0.002*

 Survival

73

49 (92.5%)

24 (66.7%)

 Death

16

4 (7.5%)

12 (33.3%)

Recurrent

0.001*

 No

72

49 (92.5%)

23 (63.9%)

 Yes

17

4 (7.5%)

13 (36.1%)

Locoregional failure

0.563a

 No

86

52 (98.1%)

34 (94.4%)

 

 Yes

3

1 (1.9%)

2 (5.6%)

 

Distant metastasis failure

0.001*

 No

74

50 (94.3%)

24 (66.7%)

 

 Yes

15

3 (5.7%)

12 (33.3%)

 
  1. *p < 0.05
  2. a Fisher’s exact test