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Table 2 Clinicopathological correlation with Her2 expression

From: Prevalence and clinicopathological associations of HER2 expression in non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study in Jordanian patients

Variables, n (%)

Total

Her2 Negative or equivocal (scores 0, 1+, and 2+)

Her2 Positive (score 3+)

P value

 

100 (100.0)

98 (98.0)

2 (2.0)

 

Age (Years)

   

1

≤ 60

23 (23.0)

23 (23.5)

0 (0.0)

 

> 60

77 (77.0)

75 (76.5)

2 (100.0)

 

Gender

   

1

Male

82 (82.0)

80 (81.6)

2 (100.0)

 

Female

18 (18.0)

18 (18.4)

0 (0.0)

 

Smoking history *

   

1

Never smoker

19 (19.4)

19 (19.8)

0 (0.0)

 

Former/ current smoker

79 (80.6)

77 (80.2)

2 (100.0)

 

Histological subtype

   

0.439

Adenocarcinoma

75 (75.0)

74 (75.5)

1(50.0)

 

Squamous cell carcinoma

24 (24.0)

23 (23.5)

1 (50.0)

 

Adenosquamous carcinoma

1 (1.0)

1 (1)

0 (0.0)

 

Differentiation

   

0.524

Low-grade (well and moderately differentiated)

38 (38.0)

38 (38.8)

0 (0.0)

 

High-grade (poorly differentiated)

62 (62.0)

60 (61.2)

2 (100.0)

 

Tumor size

   

0.511

≤ 3

41 (41.0)

41(41.8)

0 (0.0)

 

> 3

59 (59.0)

57 (58.2)

2 (100.0)

 

Lymph nodes metastasis

   

1

Positive

37 (37.0)

36 (36.7)

1 (50.0)

 

Negative

63 (63.0)

62 (63.3)

1 (50.0)

 

Pathological stage **

   

1

I

36 (37.1)

35 (36.8)

1 (50.0)

 

II

33 (34.0)

32 (33.7)

1 (50.0)

 

III

23 (23.7)

23 (24.2)

0 (0.0)

 

IV

5 (5.2)

5 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

 

Predominant histological pattern (For ADC cases, 75 cases)

   

1

Lepidic

18 (24.0)

18 (24.3)

0 (0.0)

 

acinar

33 (44.0)

32 (43.2)

1 (100.0)

 

Papillary

0 (0.0)

0

0 (0.0)

 

Micropapillary

2 (2.7)

2 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

 

Solid

22 (29.3)

22 (29.7)

0 (0.0)

 
  1. * Indicates that two patients were excluded due to lack of smoking history, ** indicates that three patients were excluded as the specific stages were not determined. P-values of ≤ 0.05 were regarded as statistically significant. n = number