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Table 5 Association of the levels of expression of OPG, TRAIL, RANKL, SDF-1, IL-6, and CCL-2 in spindle-shaped stroma cells (not associated with the vasculature) with the clinicopathological characteristics of patients with early invasive ductal breast cancer

From: Prognostic significance of TRAIL-R3 and CCR-2 expression in tumor epithelial cells of patients with early breast cancer

Characteristics

Ligands in spindle-shaped stromal cells

OPG

TRAIL

RANKL

SDF-1

IL-6

CCL-2

High expression %

p

High expression %

p

High expression %

p

High expression %

p

High expression %

p

High expression %

p

Age (years)

<50

50.0

0.742

66.7

0.137

70.0

0.709

40.0

0.493

22.2

0.664

22.2

0.646

≥50

44.0

35.3

75.0

55.8

17.6

16.3

Tumor size (cm)

<2

48.8

0.255

38.1

>0.999

68.2

0.193

56.8

0.391

21.4

0.483

19.5

0.708

≥2

31.2

41.2

88.2

41.2

11.8

12.5

Histological grade

G1

60.0

0.336

35.7

0.518

60.0

0.491

66.7

0.042*

21.4

0.741

33.3

0.116

G2

35.0

50.0

76.2

66.7

20.0

5.3

G3

39.1

33.3

79.2

33.3

12.5

17.4

HER2/neu status

Negative

44.4

>0.999

44.7

0.272

78.9

0.368

57.9

0.302

18.4

>0.999

17.1

>0.999

Positive

43.5

28.6

65.2

43.5

19.0

18.2

ER status

Negative

46.7

>0.999

42.9

0.761

80.0

0.738

53.3

>0.999

21.4

>0.999

20.0

>0.999

Positive

43.2

37.8

71.7

52.2

17.8

16.7

PR status

Negative

42.9

>0.999

30.8

0.540

78.6

0.742

50.0

>0.999

15.4

>0.999

7.1

0.422

Positive

44.4

41.3

72.3

53.2

19.6

20.9

Regional lymph nodes

Negative

46.1

0.547

41.5

>0.999

74.4

0.745

55.8

0.773

17.1

>0.999

19.0

0.724

Positive

35.7

37.5

68.7

50.0

18.7

14.3

Metastatic occurrence

Negative

32.5

0.038*

34.9

0.072

65.9

0.146

47.3

0.745

11.6

0.163

9.1

0.049*

Positive

70.0

70.0

90.9

54.5

30.0

36.4

Local relapse

Negative

39.6

>0.999

42.9

0.633

72.0

0.621

50.0

>0.999

16.3

0.612

14.9

>0.999

Positive

40.0

25.0

60.0

40.0

0.0

20.0