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Table 3 Assocaition between TGF-β1, m-PKCα, or P-gp expression and clinicopathological factors

From: PKCα-induced drug resistance in pancreatic cancer cells is associated with transforming growth factor-β1

Variable

Number of patients

TGF-β1

Membranous PKCα

P-gp

  

+

%

+

%

+

%

Differentiation

       

Well

7

5

71.4

3

42.9

6

85.7

Intermediate

30

28

93.3

20

66.7

27

96.7

Poor

5

1

20

2

40

2

40

LN metastasis

       

Positive

13

9

69.2

7

77.8

10

76.9

Negative

39

25

86.2

18

65.5

25

93.1

Neural invasion

       

Positive

13

9

69.2

5

77.8

11

84.6

Negative

29

25

86.2

20

80

24

82.7

Metastatis

       

Positive

11

7

63.6

6

85.7

8

72.7

Negative

31

27

87.1

19

70.4

27

93.5