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Table 8 maspin expression in head and neck cancers

From: Role of maspin in cancer

Authors

Year

N. patients

Maspin expression

Clinical pathological features/prognosis

Yoshizawa et al.

2011

54 (OSCC)

64.8% positive maspin

Positive maspin = 77.8% OS

35.2% negative maspin

Negative maspin = 29.4% OS

Yoshizawa et al.

2009

71 (OSCC)

64.8% positive maspin

Positive maspin = 100% low grade, 93.3% no lymphnode metastasis, better OS

Iezzi et al.

2007

89 (OSCC)

Not found

Positive maspin = low grade, negative lymphnode, high stage(?)

Marioni et al.

2008

56 (OSCC)

58.9% positive maspin

 

5.3 % positive nucleus

 

1.8% positive cytoplasm-nucleus

 

51.8% positive cytoplasm

Positive cytoplasmic maspin = 61% pN0 and 33% pN+

41.1% negative maspin

 

Marioni et al.

2011

68 (laryngeal cancer)

Not found

Positive nucleus = 22.7% lower recurrence and PFS: 44.5 ± 27.5 months

    

Positive cytoplasm and cytoplasm-nucleus = 44.6% longer recurrence and PFS: 34 ± 27.5 months