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Table 1 Clinicopathological parameters according to mesothelin and CA125 expression levels

From: Co-expression of mesothelin and CA125/MUC16 is a prognostic factor for breast cancer, especially in luminal-type breast cancer patients

Parameter

Total N=478 (%)

Number of cases (%)

MSLN

CA125

MSLN and CA125 co-expression

Positive N=75 (%)

Negative N=403 (%)

P-value

Positive N=217 (%)

Negative N=261 (%)

P-value

PositiveN=48 (%)

Negative N=430 (%)

P-value

Age, years (mean±SD)

 

60.3 (±11.6)

58.9 (±11.3)

0.33

57.7(±11.2)

60.2 (±11.4)

0.012

59.6(±11.6)

60.3 (±11.3)

0.90

Pathological T factor

          

T1 (<2 cm)

264

31 (11.8)

233 (88.2)

0.030

125 (47.3)

139 (52.7)

0.054

19 (7.2)

245 (92.8)

0.049

T2 (2-5 cm)

194

37 (19.1)

157 (80.9)

 

87 (44.8)

107 (55.2)

 

24 (12.4)

170 (87.6)

 

T3 (>5 cm)

20

7 (35.0)

13 (65.0)

 

5 (25.0)

15 (75.0)

 

5 (25.0)

15 (75.0)

 

Pathological N factor

          

pN1, pN2, pN3

178

29 (16.3)

149 (83.7)

0.78

79 (44.3)

99 (55.6)

0.73

23 (12.9)

155 (87.1)

0.11

pN0

300

46 (15.3)

254 (84.6)

 

138 (46.0)

162 (54.0)

 

25 (8.3)

275 (91.7)

 

Pathological Stage

          

0-I

201

27 (13.4)

174 (86.6)

0.13

100 (49.8)

101 (50.2)

0.26

16 (8.0)

185 (92.0)

0.12

II

221

34 (15.4)

187 (84.6)

 

94 (42.5)

127 (57.5)

 

22 (10.0)

199 (90.0)

 

III

56

14 (25.0)

42 (75.0)

 

23 (41.1)

33 (58.9)

 

10 (17.9)

46 (82.1)

 

Subtype

          

ER/PgR+ and HER2-

333

31 (9.3)

302 (90.7)

<0.0001

137 (41.1)

196 (58.9)

0.0028

17 (5.1)

316 (94.9)

< 0.0001

ER/PgR+ and HER2+

30

1 (3.3)

29 (96.7)

 

15 (50.0)

15 (50.0)

 

0 (0.0)

30 (100.0)

 

HER2+

34

7 (20.6)

27 (79.4)

 

16 (47.0)

18 (53.0)

 

4 (11.8)

30 (88.2)

 

TNBC

81

36 (44.4)

45 (55.6)

 

49 (60.5)

32 (39.5)

 

27 (33.3)

54 (66.7)

 

Lymphatic permeation

          

Positive

284

46 (16.2)

238 (83.8)

0.71

123 (43.3)

161 (56.6)

0.27

24 (8.5)

260 (91.5)

0.16

Negative

194

29 (14.9)

165 (85.1)

 

94 (48.5)

100 (51.5)

 

24 (12.4)

170 (87.6)

 

Nuclear grade

          

1

117

12 (10.3)

105 (89.7)

< 0.0001

55 (47.0)

62 (53.0)

0.22

7 (6.0)

110 (94.0)

< 0.0001

2

140

4 (2.9)

136 (97.1)

 

55 (39.3)

85 (60.7)

 

3 (2.1)

137 (97.9)

 

3

221

59 (42.1)

162 (57.9)

 

107 (48.4)

114 (51.6)

 

38 (17.2)

183 (82.8)

 

Ki-67 labeling index (%)

          

≥14

298

33 (11.1)

265 (88.9)

0.0004

134 (45.0)

164 (55.0)

0.81

19 (6.4)

279 (93.6)

0.0008

<14

180

42 (23.3)

138 (66.7)

 

83 (46.1)

97 (53.4)

 

29 (16.1)

151 (83.9)

 

Relapse

          

Yes

71

17 (23.9)

54 (76.1)

0.048

40 (56.3)

31 (43.7)

0.045

15 (21.1)

56 (78.9)

0.0022

No

407

58 (14.3)

349 (85.7)

 

177 (43.5)

230 (56.5)

 

33 (8.1)

374 (91.9)

 
  1. SD standard deviation, ER Estrogen receptor, PgR Progesterone receptor, HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer, MSLN mesothelin
  2. X2 test.
  3. Values in bold are significantly different.