Table 2 Expression of CLDN15 and other markers for MPM in three types of MPMs and lung adenocarcinoma tissues.

From: CLDN15 is a novel diagnostic marker for malignant pleural mesothelioma

 

CLDN15

Calretinin

WT-1

D2-40

Total

 

Epithelioid-type MPM

26 (93%)**

26 (93%)**

14 (50%)

24 (86%)*

28

 

Biphasic-type MPM

6 (75%)

6 (75%)

5 (63%)

6 (75%)

8

 

Sarcomatoid-type MPM

3 (50%)

2 (33%)

2 (33%)

4 (67%)

6

 

Total MPM

35 (83%)*

34 (81%)*

21 (50%)

34 (81%)*

42

 

Lung adenocarcinoma

4/50

4/40

1/40

0/40

  

Specificity

92%

90%

98%

100%

  
 

CL15 or Cal

CL15 or WT1

CL15 or D2-40

Cal or WT1

Cal or D2-40

WT1 or D2-40

Epithelioid-type MPM

28 (100%)

27 (96%)

28 (100%)

27 (96%)

27 (96%)

26 (93%)

Biphasic-type MPM

7 (88%)

7 (88%)

7 (88%)

7 (88%)

8 (100%)

8 (100%)

Sarcomatoid-type MPM

4 (67%)

4 (67%)

5 (83%)

3 (50%)

5 (83%)

5 (83%)

Total MPM

39 (93%)

38 (90%)

40 (95%)

37 (88%)

40 (95%)

39 (93%)

Lung adenocarcinoma

7/40

5/40

4/40

5/40

4/40

1/40

Specificity

83%

88%

90%

88%

90%

98%

 

CL15 & Cal

CL15 & WT1

CL15 & D2-40

Cal & WT1

Cal & D2-40

WT1 & D2-40

Epithelioid-type MPM

24 (71%)

13 (46%)

22 (79%)

13 (46%)

23 (82%)

12 (43%)

Biphasic-type MPM

5 (63%)

4 (50%)

5 (63%)

4 (50%)

4 (50%)

3 (38%)

Sarcomatoid-type MPM

1 (17%)

1 (17%)

2 (33%)

1 (17%)

1 (17%)

1 (17%)

Total MPM

30 (71%)

18 (43%)

29 (69%)

18 (43%)

28 (67%)

16 (38%)

Lung adenocarcinoma

1/40

0/40

0/40

0/40

0/40

0/40

Specificity

98%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.005 higher than the sensitivity of WT-1; p < 0.05 lower than CL15&Cal; p < 0.05 higher than WT1&D2-40. Other pairs were not significantly different.