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Table 5 maspin expression in ovarian cancer

From: Role of maspin in cancer

Authors

Years

N. patients

Maspin expression

Clinical features/prognosis

Klasa-Mazurkiewicz et al.

2009

76 (ovarian cancer)

82.9% positive maspin

Positive maspin = OS and PFS longer than maspin negative tumor.

  

8(Krukemberg tumor)

87.2% positive maspin

 
  

10 (borderline)

90% borderline

 
  

42(benign tumor)

78.6% positive maspin

 
  

32(normal tissue)

53.1% positive maspin

 

Moshira et al.

2005

46(ovarian cancer) 14(borderline)

65.9% positive maspin = 69% positive cytoplasm, 3.4% positive nucleus and 27.6% positive nucleus and cytoplasm

 
  

18(benign tumor)

57.1% positive maspin = 37.5% positive cytoplasm and 62.5% positive nucleus and cytoplasm

 
   

100% positive cytoplasm

 

Sopel et al.

2010

132 (ovarian cancer)

88.6% positive maspin

 
   

22% positive nucleus

Positive nuclear maspin = low tumor grade, less distant metastasis, low Figo stage, longer OS

   

12.9% positive cytoplasm

Positive cytoplasmic maspin = high tumor grade, probably distant metastasis, high Figo stage, shorter OS

Solomon et al.

2006

118 (serous ovarian cancer)

81.4% positive maspin

 
   

21.2% positive nucleus

Positive nuclear maspin = lower VEGF and COX-2, OS:1803 days

   

60.2% positive cytoplasm

Positive cytoplasmic maspin = higher VEGF and COX-2, OS:637 days

   

18.6% negative maspin

Negative maspin = OS:1146 days

Bolat et al.

2008

60 (ovarian cancer)

88.3% positive cytoplasm

Positive maspin = high VEGF, high grade, high clinical stage, ascite, lymphnode methastasis

   

11.7% positive nucleus–cytoplasm

 

Sood et al.

2002

80(ovarian cancer)

71% positive maspin

Positive maspin = shorter OS, 63.3% high grade and 90% ascite

  

10 (borderline)

26.6% positive nucleus

Positive nuclear maspin = longer OS

  

14 (benign tumor)

  

Bauerschlag et al.

2010

87 (ovarian cancer)

Not found

Positive maspin = OS: 28 months and platinum-therapy resistance

    

Negative maspin = OS: 57 months