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Table 2 Research variables comparison based on therapy response

From: CD44+/CD24- Expression as predictors of ovarian cancer chemoresistance: immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry study

Variables

Therapy Response

P value

OR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

Chemoresistant n (%)

Chemosensitive n (%)

CD44+/CD24- immunohistochemistry

 • High (≥ 10%)

26 (81.3)

3 (9.4)

0.001*

41.9 (9.5-184)

8.01 (2.7-23.6)

 • Low (< 10%)

6 (18.8)

29 (90.6)

   

CD44+/CD24- flowcytometry

 • High (≥ 32692)

25 (78.1)

8 (25)

0.001*

10.7 (3.3-34.1)

3.19 (1.7-6)

 • Low (< 32692)

7 (21.9)

24 (75)

   

Ca-125 Level

 • ≤ 35

2 (6.25)

28 (87.5)

0.001*

105 (17.8-618)

7.93 (3.14-20)

 • > 35

30 (93.75)

4 (12.5)

   

Ovarian cancer stage

 • Early stage: II

1 (3.13)

4 (12.5)

0.162

4.42 (0.5-42)

1.68 (1-2.8)

 • Advance stage: III - IV

31 (96.87)

28 (87.5)

   

Surgery type

 • Optimal Debulking

25 (84.4)

31 (96.87)

0.023*

8.6 (1-75.3)

4.43 (0.7-28.1)

 • Suboptimal Debulking

7 (15.6)

1 (3.13)

   

Differentiation/cancer grade

 • Good

6 (18.75)

7 (21.88)

0.760

1.21 (0.4-4.1)

1.09 (0.6-1.9)

 • Intermediate - Poor

26 (81.25)

25 (78.12)

   

Lymph nodes metastasis

 • Positive

(65.63)

11 (34.37)

0.012*

3.65 (1.3-10.2)

1.91 (1.1-3.3)

 • Negative

11 (34.37)

21 (65.63)

   

Ascites

 • Positive

18 (56.25)

14 (43.75)

1.000

1 (0.3-2.7)

1 (0.6-1.6)

 • Negative

14 (43.75)

18 (56.25)

   

Tumor size

 • ≤5 cm

6 (18.8)

8 (25)

0.545

1.44 (0.4-4.7)

1.19 (0.7-2.0)

 • >5 cm

26 (81.2)

24 (75)

   

Tumor residue

 • < 1cm

25 (84.4)

31 (96.87)

0.023*

8.6 (1-75.3)

4.43 (0.7-28.1)

 • > 1cm

7 (15.6)

1 (3.13)

   
  1. * p<0.05, significant results