Research Article

Retinoblastoma Binding Protein 5 Correlates with the Progression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 1

Correlation of RBBP5 expression with clinicopathological factors in 94 HCC patients.

Clinicopathological factorsRBBP5 expressionP Value
LowHigh

Sex
 female1080.185
 male2848
Age (years)
 < 4517180.278
 ≥ 452138
HbsAg
 negative11130.631
 positive2743
AFP (ng/ml)
 < 5021170.019
 ≥ 501739
Cirrhosis
 negative19220.397
 positive1934
AJCC stage
 I-II28270.019
 III-IV1029
Tumor size (cm)
 < 524200.012
 ≥ 51436
No. of tumor nodes
 single24240.062
 multiple1432
Capsular formation
 negative10260.055
 positive2830
Metastasis
 negative31470.786
 positive79
Vein invasion
 negative27370.658
 positive1119
Ki-67 expression
 low342< 0.001
 high454