Research Article

The Relationship between MACC1/c-Met/Cyclin D1 Axis Expression and Prognosis in ESCC

Table 3

Correlation of MACC1, c-Met, and cyclin D1 expression with clinicopathological features in 172 ESCC patients.

Total valueTotal valueTotal value
MACC1c-MetCyclin D1
Positive 92 (53.5%)Negative 80 (46.5%)Positive 98 (57.0%)Negative 74 (43.0%)Positive 72 (41.9%)Negative 100 (58.1%)

Age
<60 (, 40.7%)43 (25.0%)27 (15.7%)45 (26.2%)25 (14.5%)35 (20.3%)35 (20.3%)
≥60 (, 59.3%)49 (28.5%)53 (30.8%)0.0853 (30.8%)49 (28.5%)0.1137 (21.5%)65 (37.8%)0.07
Gender
Male (, 68.6%)61 (35.5%)57 (33.1%)66 (38.4%)52 (30.2%)48 (27.9%)70 (40.7%)
Female (, 31.4%)31 (18.0%)23 (13.4%)0.4732 (18.6%)22 (12.8%)0.6824 (14.0%)30 (17.4%)0.64
Ethnicity
Han (, 33.7%)33 (19.2%)25 (14.5%)41 (23.8%)17 (9.9%)23 (13.4%)35 (20.3%)
Kazakh (, 66.3%)59 (34.3%)55 (32.0%)0.5257 (33.1%)57 (33.1%)0.0149 (28.5%)65 (37.8%)0.16
Tumor location
Upper (, 3.5%)4 (2.3%)2 (1.2%)4 (2.3%)2 (1.2%)3 (1.7%)3 (1.7%)
Middle (, 55.8%)48 (27.9%)48 (27.9%)51 (29.7%)45 (26.2%)40 (23.3%)56 (32.6%)
Lower (, 40.7%)40 (23.3%)30 (17.4%)0.5343 (25.0%)27 (15.7%)0.5029 (16.9%)41 (23.8%)0.92
Tumor size
<3 cm (, 29.7%)20 (11.6%)31 (18.0%)25 (14.5%)26 (15.1%)28 (16.3%)23 (13.4%)
≥3 cm (, 70.3%)72 (41.9%)49 (28.5%)0.0273 (42.4%)48 (27.9%)0.1744 (25.6%)77 (44.8%)0.02
Degree of differentiation
Poor (, 23.8%)25 (14.5%)16 (9.3%)25 (14.5%)16 (9.3%)16 (9.3%)25 (14.5%)
Moderate (, 52.4%)41 (23.8%)49 (28.5%)45 (26.2%)45 (26.2%)38 (22.1%)52 (30.2%)
Well (, 23.8%)26 (15.1%)15 (8.7%)0.0928 (16.3%)13 (7.6%)0.1218 (10.5%)23 (13.4%)0.90
Lymph node metastasis
Negative (, 70.3%)66 (38.4%)55 (32.0%)69 (40.1%)52 (30.2%)54 (31.4%)67 (39.0%)
Positive (, 29.7%)26 (15.1%)25 (14.5%)0.6729 (16.9%)22 (12.8%)0.9818 (10.5%)33 (19.2%)0.26
Invasive depth
Mucosa (, 2.9%)3 (1.7%)2 (1.3%)3 (1.7%)2 (1.2%)1 (0.6%)4 (2.3%)
Muscularis (, 45.3%)38 (22.0%)40 (23.3%)46 (26.7%)32 (18.6%)33 (19.2%)45 (26.2%)
Full thickness (, 51.8%)51 (29.7%)38 (22.0%)0.5249 (28.5%)40 (23.3%)0.8738 (22.1%)51 (29.7%)0.58
AJCC stage
IA+B (, 7.6%)11 (6.4%)2 (1.2%)10 (5.8%)3 (1.7%)6 (3.5%)7 (4.1%)
IIA+B (, 65.7%)56 (32.6%)57 (33.1%)59 (34.3%)54 (31.4%)48 (27.9%)65 (37.8%)
IIIA+B (, 18.6%)18 (10.5%)14 (8.1%)21 (12.2%)11 (6.4%)12 (7.0%)20 (11.6%)
IVA+B (, 8.2%)7 (4.1%)7 (4.1%)0.128 (4.7%)6 (3.5%)0.256 (3.5%)8 (4.7%)0.95
Vascular invasion
Negative (, 82.0%)76 (44.2%)65 (37.8%)79 (45.9%)62 (36.0%)59 (34.3%)82 (47.7%)
Positive (, 18.0%)16 (9.3%)15 (8.7%)0.8219 (11.0%)12 (7.0%)0.5913 (7.6%)18 (10.5%)0.99
Nerve invasion
Negative (, 78.5%)77 (44.8%)58 (33.7%)78 (45.3%)57 (33.1%)55 (32.0%)80 (46.5%)
Positive (, 21.5%)15 (8.7%)22 (12.8%)0.0820 (11.6%)17 (9.9%)0.6917 (9.9%)20 (11.6%)0.57
Hematogenous metastasis
Negative (, 84.9%)77 (44.8%)69 (40.1%)79 (45.9%)67 (39.0%)58 (33.7%)88 (51.2%)
Positive (, 15.1%)15 (8.7%)11 (6.4%)0.6419 (11.0%)7 (4.1%)0.0714 (8.1%)12 (7.0%)0.18

Abbreviations: ESCC: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer.