From: Cytoplasmic CXCR4 expression in breast cancer: induction by nitric oxide and correlation with lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis
Lymph node metastasis
Factor
Negative
Positive
p value
Cytoplasmic CXCR4
20/54 (37%)
36/59 (61%)
0.0144
Nuclear CXCR4
16/54 (30%)
13/59 (22%)
0.3941
VEGF-C
39/54 (72%)
54/59 (92%)
0.0123
Cytoplasmic CXCR4 + VEGF-C
18/54 (33%)
35/59 (59%)
0.0081