From: Soluble Fas might serve as a diagnostic tool for gastric adenocarcinoma
 | sFas (pg/ml) | sFasL (pg/ml) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | N* | Mean ± SE.M†| P Value | N* | Mean ± SE.M†| P Value |
Tumor invasion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   T1 & T2 | 5 | 228.66 ± 50.29 | 0.45 | 5 | 0.46 ± 0.44 | 0.93 |
   T3 & T4 | 36 | 227.73 ± 64.32 |  | 38 | 0.09 ± 0.03 |  |
Lymph node involvement | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   N0 | 14 | 404.86 ± 150.62 | 0.044 | 14 | 0.24 ± 0.16 | 0.57 |
   N >0 | 28 | 273.00 ± 68.97 |  | 30 | 0.11 ± 0.03 |  |
Stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   I & II | 22 | 479.83 ± 151.47 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.22 ± 0.10 | 0.16 |
   III & IV | 32 | 199.70 ± 28.16 |  | 34 | 0.09 ± 0.03 |  |
Grade | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Well Differentiated | 11 | 392.19 ± 209.08 | 0.75 | 11 | 0.29 ± 0.20 | 0.92 |
   Moderatly Differentiated | 15 | 307.88 ± 136.59 |  | 15 | 0.11 ± 0.05 |  |
   Poorly Differentiated | 4 | 334.00 ± 232.12 |  | 5 | 0.11 ± 0.08 |  |
Tumor location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Cardia | 18 | 242.72 ± 62.78 | 0.53 | 18 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.005 |
   Non-cardia | 37 | 358.92 ± 99.61 |  | 40 | 0.21 ± 0.07 |  |