Expression of apoptosis-regulating proteins in relation to percentages of active caspase 3–positive tumor cells
. | Active caspase 3-positive tumor cells, % . | . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
. | Less than 5% n = 53 . | At least 5% n = 27 . | P* . | |
| c-Flip | ||||
| Negative | 26 | 19 | .01 | |
| Positive | 21 | 3 | ||
| NI | 6 | 5 | ||
| Bcl-2 | ||||
| Negative, less than 50% | 13 | 3 | NS | |
| Positive, more than 50% | 39 | 24 | ||
| NI | 1 | 0 | ||
| XIAP | ||||
| Negative, less than 50% | 38 | 11 | .03 | |
| Positive, more than 50% | 12 | 12 | ||
| NI | 3 | 4 | ||
| Bcl-2-XIAP | ||||
| Both negative | 11 | 0 | .01 | |
| One or both positive | 42 | 27 | ||
| NI | 0 | 0 | ||
. | Active caspase 3-positive tumor cells, % . | . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
. | Less than 5% n = 53 . | At least 5% n = 27 . | P* . | |
| c-Flip | ||||
| Negative | 26 | 19 | .01 | |
| Positive | 21 | 3 | ||
| NI | 6 | 5 | ||
| Bcl-2 | ||||
| Negative, less than 50% | 13 | 3 | NS | |
| Positive, more than 50% | 39 | 24 | ||
| NI | 1 | 0 | ||
| XIAP | ||||
| Negative, less than 50% | 38 | 11 | .03 | |
| Positive, more than 50% | 12 | 12 | ||
| NI | 3 | 4 | ||
| Bcl-2-XIAP | ||||
| Both negative | 11 | 0 | .01 | |
| One or both positive | 42 | 27 | ||
| NI | 0 | 0 | ||
NI indicates not interpretable.
As determined by the Fisher exact test