Table IV.
Five-year survival according to LAT1 expression.
| Variable | Five-year survival rate (%)a
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| LAT1-positive | LAT1-negative | p-valueb | |
| All patients | 27.9 | 40.6 | 0.0033 |
| Age | |||
| ≤65 years | 33.9 | 38.5 | 0.2583 |
| >65 years | 27.0 | 42.5 | 0.0033 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 31.7 | 35.4 | 0.1987 |
| Female | 23.6 | 46.6 | 0.0061 |
| Pathologic stage | |||
| IIIA | 29.5 | 38.7 | 0.0412 |
| IIIB | 25.1 | 43.1 | 0.0317 |
| Histology | |||
| Adenocarcinoma | 23.3 | 38.7 | 0.0032 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 33.0 | 60.0 | 0.1449 |
a
Kaplan-Meier analysis;
b
log-rank test. LAT1, L-type amino acid transporter 1.