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Table 3 Immunoexpression of the several putative prognostic markers and associations with major clinicopathological variables

From: Prediction of relapse in stage I testicular germ cell tumor patients on surveillance: investigation of biomarkers

Clinicopathological variables

MIB-1 ≤ 50%

MIB-1 > 50%

p-value

Relapse (% within relapse)

 No

12/42 (28.6)

30/42 (71.4)

0.028a

 Yes

2/28 (7.1)

26/28 (92.9)

Histology (% within histology)

 Seminoma

4/28 (14.3)

24/28 (85.7)

0.329

 Non-seminoma

10/42 (23.8)

32/42 (76.2)

Vascular invasion (% within vascular invasion)

 No

11/44 (25.0)

33/44 (75.0)

0.197

 Yes

3/25 (12.0)

22/25 (88.0)

Clinicopathological variables

TEX19 negative

TEX19 positive

p-value

Relapse (% within relapse)

 No

34/42 (81.0)

8/42 (19.0)

0.552

 Yes

21/28 (75.0)

7/28 (25.0)

Histology (% within histology)

 Seminoma

27/28 (96.4)

1/28 (3.6)

0.003a

 Non-seminoma

28/42 (66.7)

14/42 (33.3)

Vascular invasion (% within vascular invasion)

 No

32/44 (72.7)

12/44 (27.3)

0.139

 Yes

22/25 (88.0)

3/25 (12.0)

Clinicopathological variables

CXCL12 negative (tumor cells)

CXCL12 positive (tumor cells)

p-value

Relapse (% within relapse)

 No

27/42 (64.3)

15/42 (35.7)

0.533

 Yes

20/28 (71.4)

8/28 (28.6)

Histology (% within histology)

 Seminoma

27/28 (96.2)

1/28 (3.6)

< 0.001a

 Non-seminoma

20/42 (47.6)

22/42 (52.4)

Vascular invasion (% within vascular invasion)

 No

30/44 (68.2)

14/44 (31.8)

0.723

 Yes

16/25 (64.0)

9/25 (36.0)

Clinicopathological variables

CXCR4 weak/moderate

CXCR4 strong

p-value

Relapse (% within relapse)

 No

8/42 (19.0)

34/42 (81.0)

0.506

 Yes

3/28 (10.7)

25/28 (89.3)

Histology (% within histology)

 Seminoma

8/28 (28.6)

20/28 (71.4)

0.021a

 Non-seminoma

3/42 (7.1)

39/42 (92.9)

Vascular invasion (% within vascular invasion)

 No

8/44 (18.2)

36/44 (81.8)

0.734

 Yes

3/25 (12.0)

22/25 (88.0)

Clinicopathological variables

CXCR4 nuclear exclusive

CXCR4 non-nuclear exclusive

p-value

Relapse (% within relapse)

 No

22/42 (52.4)

20/42 (47.6)

0.049a

 Yes

8/28 (28.6)

20/28 (71.4)

Histology (% within histology)

 Seminoma

21/28 (75.0)

7/28 (25.0)

< 0.001a

 Non-seminoma

9/42 (21.4)

33/42 (78.6)

Vascular invasion (% within vascular invasion)

 No

26/44 (59.1)

18/44 (40.9)

< 0.001a

 Yes

3/25 (12.0)

22/25 (88.0)

Clinicopathological variables

Beta catenin score ≤ 100

Beta catenin score > 100

p-value

Relapse (% within relapse)

 No

11/42 (26.2)

31/42 (73.8)

0.045a

 Yes

2/28 (7.1)

26/28 (92.9)

Histology (% within histology)

 Seminoma

11/28 (39.3)

17/28 (60.7)

< 0.001a

 Non-seminoma

2/42 (4.8)

40/42 (95.2)

Vascular invasion (% within vascular invasion)

 No

8/44 (18.2)

36/44 (81.8)

1.0

 Yes

4/25 (16.0)

21/25 (84.0)

  1. a Significant values