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Table 4 Relationship between COX-2 and MDR1/P-gp (detected with C219 or JSB-1 antibodies) expression and clinicopathologic factors

From: Relationship between the expression of cyclooxygenase 2 and MDR1/P-glycoprotein in invasive breast cancers and their prognostic significance

Characteristics

No. of patients (%)

 

COX-2 positive

COX-2 negative

P value Chi2 test

C219 high (IRS 4–12)

C219 low (IRS 0–3)

P value Chi2 test

JSB-1 high (IRS 4–12)

JSB-1 low (IRS 0–3)

P value Chi2 test

pT

         

   1

8 (8)

9 (9)

 

7 (7)

10 (10)

 

8 (8)

9 (9)

 

   2

37 (36)

49 (47)

 

35 (34)

51 (49)

 

36 (35)

50 (48)

 

   4

1 (1)

0 (0)

0.4954

1 (1)

0 (0)

0.7869

1 (1)

0 (0)

0.6306

pN

         

   0

10 (10)

19 (18)

 

11 (11)

18 (17)

 

11 (11)

18 (17)

 

   1

36 (35)

39 (37)

0.2117

32 (31)

43 (41)

<0.001

34 (33)

41 (39)

<0.001

Stage

         

   I

1 (1)

2 (2)

 

1 (1)

2 (2)

 

1 (1)

2 (2)

 

   IIa

16 (15)

24 (23)

 

16 (15)

24 (23)

 

17 (16)

23 (22)

 

   IIb

28 (27)

32 (31)

 

25 (24)

35 (34)

 

29 (28)

31 (30)

 

   IIIb

1 (1)

0 (0)

0.6628

1 (1)

0 (0)

0.5915

1 (1)

0 (0)

0.5874

Grade

         

   2

26 (25)

45 (43)

 

25 (24)

46 (44)

 

26 (25)

45 (43)

 

   3

20 (19)

13 (13)

0.0135

18 (17)

15 (14)

<0.001

19 (18)

14 (13)

< 0.001

Menopause

         

   Praemenopausal

12 (12)

18 (17)

 

13 (13)

17 (16)

 

14 (13)

16 (15)

 

   Postmenopausal

34 (33)

40 (38)

0.4553

30 (30)

44 (42)

0.8307

31 (30)

43 (41)

0.9703

  1. COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; MDR1/P-gp, MDR1/P-glycoprotein; IRS, immunoreactive score.