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Table 1 VAV3 nuclear and cytoplasmic expression in relation to other tumor markers assessed by the Spearman’s rank correlation a

From: VAV3 mediates resistance to breast cancer endocrine therapy

 

Nuclear VAV3, n(%)

Cytoplasmic VAV3, n(%)

Score

–

1+

2+

3+

–

1+

2+

3+

All tumors

607 (85.9)

3 (0.4)

43 (6.1)

54 (7.6)

229 (32.4)

154 (21.8)

215 (30.4)

109 (15.4)

Tumor size (>20 mm vs. ≤20 mm)

Rs = −0.04, P = 0.30

Rs = 0.13, P = 0.0009

Tumor grade (1, 2 or 3)

Rs = −0.09, P = 0.026

Rs = 0.16, P = 0.00007

ERα (>10% vs. ≤10%)

Rs = 0.05, P = 0.20

Rs = −0.12, P = 0.002

PR (>10% vs. ≤10%)

Rs = 0.06, P = 0.14

Rs = −0.15, P = 0.0002

HER2 status (positive vs. negative)

Rs = 0.00, P = 0.99

Rs = 0.05, P = 0.16

Phospho-Ser167 ERα (%)

Rs = 0.12, P = 0.002

Rs = −0.11, P = 0.003

Phospho-Ser305 ERα (%)

Rs = 0.11, P = 0.006

Rs = −0.09, P = 0.016

PAK1 (cytoplasm 0 to 3 positivity)

Rs = −0.07, P = 0.077

Rs = 0.12, P = 0.003

Phospho-Ser473 AKT (nuclear %)

Rs = 0.18, P < 0.00001

Rs = −0.20, P < 0.00001

Phospho-Ser2448 mTOR (high vs. low)

Rs = 0.06, P = 0.11

Rs = −0.08, P = 0.034

Phospho-Ser65 4EBP1 (cytoplasm 0 to 2 positivity)

Rs = −0.15, P = 0.0001

Rs = 0.19, P < 0.00001

S6K2 (nuclear %)

Rs = 0.21, P < 0.00001

Rs = −0.26, P < 0.00001

  1. aERα, Estrogen receptor α; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; PR, Progesterone receptor. P < 0.05 values are statistically significant.