Table 1 Correlation between levels of telomerase activity and standard clinicopathological data
Patients | n | TA (+) (CE) | TA (−) (n) | Positive cytology (n) | Negative cytology (n) | TNM stage | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colon cancer | 5 | 95 | 0 | − | − | − | f | 58 |
| Â | Â | 735 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T1N0M0 | m | 69 |
| Â | Â | 427 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T2N0Mx | m | 75 |
|  |  | 496 | 0 | − | − | T3N0M0 | f | 67 |
|  |  | 2930 | 0 | − | − | pT3 pN1 pMx | m | 75 |
Esophageal cancer | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T3N0M0 | m | 70 |
Esoph Hi-Gr Displ | 1 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T3N1M0 | f 76 | Â |
| Â | Â | 423 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T2N0M0 | f | 67 |
| Â | Â | 1235 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T2N1Mx | m | 53 |
| Â | Â | 595 | 0 | 0 | 1 | pT3N1aMx | m | 71 |
| Â | Â | 960 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T1N1Mx | m | 56 |
| Â | Â | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | pT2pN0M0 | m | 77 |
| Â | Â | 405 | 0 | 0 | 1 | pT2N0Mx | m | 62 |
|  |  | 258 | 0 | − | − | − | m | 73 |
Gastric cancer | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | Atypia | T1N0M0 | m | 81 |
|  |  | 795 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T3N1Mx | − |  |
| Â | Â | 40 | 0 | 0 | ReMesCells | T3N2Mx | m | 77 |
| Â | Â | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | pT3N3pMx | f | 70 |
| Â | Â | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Stage IV | m | 82 |
| Â | Â | 14356 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Stage IV | m | 65 |
|  |  | 47 | 0 | − | − | − | − |  |
Pancreatic cancer | 7 | 7380 | 0 | − | − | T3N1M1 | m | 56 |
|  |  | 784 | 0 | 0 | 1 | − | m | 86 |
| Â | Â | 410 | 0 | 0 | Atypia | Stage IV | m | 67 |
| Â | Â | 145 | 0 | 0 | ReMesCells | Stage IV | m | 83 |
| Â | Â | 290 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Stage IV | f | 68 |
|  |  | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | − | m | 84 |
Other GI cancers | 5 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gallbladder | Â | 3395 | 0 | 0 | Atypia | T2N0Mx | f | 75 |
Duodenal | Â | 1215 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T4N1Mx | m | 74 |
Liver |  | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | − | f | 59 |
Liver | Â | 242 | 0 | 0 | ReMesCells | T4N0M0 | f | 54 |
Rectal | Â | 213 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Stage IV | m | 47 |
History of cancer |  | 1196 | 0 | − | − | − | m | 67 |
Esophageal |  | 454 | 0 | − | − | − | f | 79 |
Gastric | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Benign/Normal | 25 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Appendicitis |  | 1547 | 0 | − | − | − | m | 78 |
Cholecystitis |  | 1907 | 0 | − | − | − | m | 79 |
Cholecystitis |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | m | 40 |
Cholecystitis |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Diverticulosis |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | − | m | 47 |
Diverticulosis |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | ReMesCells | − | − |  |
Duodenal polyp |  | 1725 | 0 | 0 | 1 | − | m | 55 |
Lipoma |  | 6515 | 0 | 0 | 1 | − | f | 42 |
Liver cyst |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | m | 82 |
Pancreatic pseudocyst |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | m | 32 |
Pancreatic serous cystadenoma | 41 | 0 | − | − | − | m | 57 | |
Pancreatic mass | 5 | 1 | − | − | − | f | 71 |  |
Pancreatic mass |  | 50 | 0 | − | − | − | f | 51 |
Spl. hemangioma |  | 9000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |
Normal |  | 0 | 1 | − | − | − | − |  |