Research Article
Upregulation of ECT2 Predicts Adverse Clinical Outcomes and Increases 5-Fluorouracil Resistance in Gastric Cancer Patients
Table 1
Relationship between ECT2 expression and clinic-pathological characteristics of GC patients.
| | Characteristics | Cases | ECT2 | value | | High | Low |
| | Age (years) | | 0.083 | | ≥55 | 30 | 18 | 12 | | <55 | 36 | 30 | 6 |
| | Gender | | 0.124 | | Male | 38 | 28 | 10 | | Female | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| | Tumor size (mm) | | 0.095 | | ≤5.0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | | >5.0 | 40 | 30 | 10 |
| | Differentiation | | 0.064 | | Well/moderate | 22 | 16 | 6 | | Poor | 44 | 32 | 12 |
| | Lymph node metastasis | | 0.042 | | Yes | 42 | 30 | 12 | | No | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| | TNM stage | | 0.024 | | I-II | 22 | 15 | 7 | | III-IV | 44 | 33 | 22 |
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