Table III.
Correlation between the expression of LAT1 and other immunohistochemical markers.
Markers | Spearman γ | 95% confidence interval | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
CD98 | |||
All casesa (n=188) | 0.7320 | 0.6553–0.7937 | <0.0001 |
AC (n=123) | 0.7382 | 0.6424–0.8113 | <0.0001 |
SQC (n=53) | 0.5347 | 0.3016–0.7075 | <0.0001 |
Ki-67 | |||
Alla (n=188) | 0.7342 | 0.6580–0.7955 | <0.0001 |
AC (n=123) | 0.6616 | 0.5451–0.7530 | <0.0001 |
SQC (n=53) | 0.3632 | 0.0948–0.5824 | 0.0075 |
VEGF | |||
Alla (n=188) | 0.1442 | 0.0032–0.2854 | 0.0484 |
AC (n=123) | 0.2611 | 0.0828–0.4232 | 0.0035 |
SQC (n=53) | 0.2103 | −0.0718–0.4612 | 0.1307 |
CD31 | |||
Alla (n=188) | 0.3073 | 0.1675–0.4349 | <0.0001 |
AC (n=123) | 0.3953 | 0.2285–0.5379 | <0.0001 |
SQC (n=53) | 0.1769 | −0.1062–0.4335 | 0.2050 |
CD34 | |||
Alla (n=188) | 0.3590 | 0.2235–0.4808 | <0.0001 |
AC (n=123) | 0.4237 | 0.2617–0.5625 | <0.0001 |
SQC (n=53) | 0.2288 | −0.0525–0.4764 | 0.0994 |
Large-cell carcinoma was included. AC, adenocarcinoma; SQC, squamous cell carcinoma; LAT1, L-type amino acid transporter 1; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.