Table 1 Correlation between SDF-1 and CXCR7 expression and clinicopathological characteristics in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Clinicopathological characteristics | SDF-1 (cases) | CXCR7 (cases) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Positive | Negative | P | Positive | Negative | P |
Sex: | ||||||
  Male | 18 | 26 | >0.05 | 25 | 19 | >0.05 |
  Female | 11 | 9 |  | 8 | 12 |  |
Age: | ||||||
  ≤58 | 18 | 17 | >0.05 | 20 | 15 | >0.05 |
  >58 | 11 | 18 |  | 13 | 16 |  |
Tumor size: | ||||||
  ≤2 cm | 3 | 10 | >0.05 | 5 | 8 | >0.05 |
  >2 cm | 26 | 25 |  | 8 | 23 |  |
Histological grade: | ||||||
  High | 3 | 11 | <0.05 | 8 | 6 | >0.05 |
  Moderate or low | 26 | 24 |  | 25 | 25 |  |
TNM stage: | ||||||
  I or II | 26 | 31 | >0.05 | 30 | 27 | >0.05 |
  III or IV | 3 | 4 |  | 3 | 4 |  |
Lymph node metastasis: | ||||||
  Positive | 17 | 20 | >0.05 | 25 | 12 | <0.05 |
  Negative | 12 | 15 |  | 8 | 19 |  |
Distant metastasis: | ||||||
  Positive | 3 | 3 | >0.05 | 3 | 3 | >0.05 |
  Negative | 26 | 32 |  | 30 | 28 |  |