Table 1 Association between TNFAIP8 expression levels and clinicopathological characteristics of EOC

From: TNFAIP8 as a predictor of metastasis and a novel prognostic biomarker in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer

  

TNFAIP8 expression

 

Variables

NO.=202

Low (%) (no.=86)

High (%) (no.=116)

P -value

Age (years)

54

97

45 (46.4)

52 (53.6)

0.292

>54

105

41 (39.1)

64 (60.9)

 

FIGO stage

I

15

9 (60.0)

6 (40.0)

0.068

II

26

15 (57.7)

11 (42.3)

 

III–IV

161

62 (38.5)

99 (61.5)

 

Histologic grade

G1/G2

76

42 (55.3)

34 (44.7)

0.005

G3

126

44 (34.9)

82 (65.1)

 

Histological type

Serous

128

55 (43.0)

73 (57.0)

0.138

Mucinous

29

9 (31.0)

20 (69.0)

 

Endometrioid

33

19 (57.6)

14 (42.4)

 

Clear cell

12

3 (25.0)

9 (75.0)

 

Residual tumour size

1 cm

168

78 (46.4)

90 (53.6)

0.014

>1 cm

34

8 (23.6)

26 (76.4)

 

Ascites

100 ml

54

20 (37.0)

34 (63.0)

0.336

>100 ml

148

66 (44.6)

82 (55.4)

 

Serum CA-125 level

35 U ml−1

65

25 (38.5)

40 (61.5)

0.415

>35 U ml−1

137

61 (44.5)

76 (55.5)

 

Recurrence

Yes

95

33 (34.7)

62 (65.3)

0.024

No

107

53 (49.5)

54 (50.5)

 

Response to chemotherapy

Platinum sensitive

134

73 (54.5)

61 (45.5)

< 0.001

Platinum resistant

46

10 (21.7)

36 (78.3)

 

Platinum refractory

22

3 (13.6)

19 (86.4)

 

Intraperitoneal metastasis

Yes

137

50 (36.5)

87 (63.5)

0.011

No

65

36 (55.4)

29 (44.6)

 

Lymph node metastasis no.=81

Yes

47

15 (31.9)

32 (68.1)

0.008

No

34

21 (63.6)

13 (36.4)

 
  1. Abbreviations: FIGO=International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; TNFAIP8=tumour necrosis factor-α-induced protein 8; no.=number of patients; %=percentage of patients.
  2. Note: 81 patients underwent para-aortic and pelvic lymph node dissection.