Association between TWIST protein expression and clinico-pathologic factors in patients with DLBCL.

Table 3: Association between TWIST protein expression and clinico-pathologic factors in patients with DLBCL.

Variables	No. of patients	Twist expression (a)		P
Variables	No. of patients	Positive	Negative
Phenotype
GC	16	4	12	0.2425
Non-GC	12	6	6	0.2425
BCL2 expression
Positive	22	10	12	0.0619
Negative	6	0	6	0.0619
P53 expression
Positive	6	2	4	1
Negative	22	8	14	1
KI67 expression (b)
Low	10	2	8	0.2474
High	18	8	10	0.2474
Relapse
No	11	4	7	0.3572
Yes	13	2	11	0.3572
Status at last follow-up
RC	13	5	8	0.6946
DOD/AWD	14	4	10	0.6946

(a) Only positive immune-staining in tumoral cells was considered;
(b) High and low mean > = 80% and < 80%; DOD: Dead of Disease;
RC: Complete Remission; AWD: Alive with Disease.