Table 1 The Correlations of TP73-AS1 with Clinicopathological Features of HCC
| Clinicopathologic Variable | TP73-AS1 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| high expression | low expression | |||
| Age | <50 | 23 | 22 | 0.827 |
| ≥50 | 19 | 20 | ||
| Gender | Female | 12 | 14 | 0.637 |
| Male | 30 | 28 | ||
| Tumor size (cm) | <5 | 15 | 25 | 0.028 |
| ≥5 | 27 | 17 | ||
| Tumor nodule number | Multiple (≥2) | 26 | 17 | 0.049 |
| Solitary | 16 | 25 | ||
| Venous invasion | Absence | 19 | 18 | 0.826 |
| Presence | 23 | 24 | ||
| TNM | I + II | 12 | 21 | 0.002 |
| III + IV | 30 | 26 | ||
| BCLC staging | 0-A | 8 | 16 | 0.132 |
| B | 10 | 13 | ||
| C | 13 | 11 | ||
| D | 11 | 4 | ||
| Liver function | Child-Pugh A | 17 | 24 | 0.126 |
| Child-Pugh B | 25 | 18 | ||