Table 1 AZGP1 levels and clinicopathological features in 74 ICC patients.

From: AZGP1 activation by lenvatinib suppresses intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma epithelial-mesenchymal transition through the TGF-β1/Smad3 pathway

Variables

AZGP1 expression

Total (n = 74)

Low expression (n = 54)

High expression (n = 20)

P value

Age, years, Mean ± SD

65.81 ± 9.89

65.91 ± 9.81

65.55 ± 10.37

0.891

Gender, N (%)

Male

31 (41.9)

32 (59.3)

11 (55.0)

0.742

Female

43 (58.1)

22 (40.7)

9 (45.0)

 

HBsAg, N (%)

   

0.702

Negative

47 (63.5)

35 (64.8)

12 (60.0)

 

Positive

27 (36.5)

19 (35.2)

8 (40.0)

 

AFP, ng/mL, (IQR)

2.76 (2.1–3.62)

2.93 (2.09–3.7)

2.7 (2.11–3.55)

0.733

CEA, μg/L, (IQR)

2.75 (1.65–7.63)

2.85 (1.65–9.88)

2.25 (1.55–4.18)

0.461

CA19-9, U/mL, (IQR)

104.85 (18.97–711.68)

104.85 (18.97–857.93)

111.65 (9.63–527.9)

0.756

TNM Stage, N (%)

I-II

58 (78.4)

40 (74.1)

18 (90.0)

0.139

III-IV

16 (21.6)

14 (25.9)

2 (10.0)

 

Tumor differentiation, N (%)

   

0.588

Well

52 (70.3)

37 (68.5)

15 (75.0)

 

Poor

22 (29.7)

17 (31.5)

5 (25.0)

 

Tumor location, N (%)

Left

46 (62.2)

29 (53.7)

17 (85.0)

0.014

Right

28 (37.8)

25 (46.3)

3 (15.0)

 

Tumor size, cm, N (%)

   

0.872

≤5.0 cm

47 (63.5)

34 (63.0)

13 (65.0)

 

å 5.0 cm

27 (36.5)

20 (37.0)

7 (35.0)

 

Tumor number, N (%)

   

0.48

Single

66 (89.2)

49 (90.7)

17 (85.0)

 

Multiple

8 (10.8)

5 (9.3)

3 (15.0)

 

Vascular invasion, N (%)

   

0.321

No

57 (77.0)

40 (74.1)

17 (85.0)

 

Yes

17 (23.0)

14 (25.9)

3 (15.0)

 

Perineural invasion, N (%)

   

0.934

No

56 (75.7)

41 (75.9)

15 (75.0)

 

Yes

18 (24.3)

13 (24.1)

5 (25.0)

 

Lymph node metastasis, N (%)

   

0.147

No

63 (85.1)

44 (81.5)

19 (95.0)

 

Yes

11 (14.9)

10 (19.5)

1 (5.0)

 

AZGP1, N (%)

    

High

20 (27.0)

0 (0.0)

20 (100.0)

 

Low

54 (73.0)

54 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Vital status, N (%)

   

0.012

Alive

35 (47.3)

24 (44.4)

11 (55.0)

 

Dead

39 (52.7)

30 (55.6)

9 (45.0)

 

Diabetes, N (%)

    

No

60 (81.1)

41 (75.9)

19 (95.0)

0.063

Yes

14 (18.9)

13 (24.1)

1 (5.0)

 
  1. Bold values indicates statistically significant p values less than 0.05.