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Table 3 Correlation of CDK4 pathway aberrations to clinicopathologic features of mucosal melanoma

From: Frequent genetic aberrations in the cell cycle related genes in mucosal melanoma indicate the potential for targeted therapy

Clinicopathologic factor

CDK4 aberration

CCND1 aberration

Gain

Normal

P value

Gain

Loss

Normal

P value

Age (year)

  

0.552

   

0.853

Median (range)

56.5 ± 11.6

54.9 ± 11.3

 

56.4 ± 11.3

55.3 ± 11.6

55.4 ± 11.6

 

Gender n (%)

  

0.409

   

0.413

 Male

41 (41.0)

39 (35.5)

 

20 (33.9)

18 (47.4)

45 (38.8)

 

 Female

59 (59.0)

71 (64.5)

 

39 (66.1)

20 (52.6)

71 (61.2)

 

Ulceration n (%)

  

0.555

   

0.769

 Yes

52 (52.0)

49 (44.5)

 

25 (42.4)

20 (52.6)

58 (50.0)

 

 No

20 (20.0)

26 (23.6)

 

14 (23.7)

9 (23.7)

23 (19.8)

 

 NA

28 (28.0)

35 (31.8)

 

20 (33.9)

9 (23.7)

35 (30.2)

 

Depth of invasion

  

0.981

   

0.853

 T1 ≤ 1 mm

13 (13.0)

16 (14.5)

 

10 (16.9)

4 (10.5)

15 (12.9)

 

 T2 1–2 mm

21 (21.0)

24 (21.8)

 

10 (16.9)

11 (28.9)

25 (21.6)

 

 T3 2–4 mm

18 (18.0)

20 (18.2)

 

10 (16.9)

6 (15.8)

22 (19.0)

 

 T4 > 4 mm

48 (48.0)

50 (45.5)

 

29 (49.2)

17 (44.7)

54 (46.6)

 

Anatomic site n (%)

  

0.153

   

0.885

 Head and neck

51 (51.0)

41 (37.3)

 

27 (45.8)

15 (39.5)

52 (44.8)

 

 Oesophagus

8 (8.0)

11 (10.0)

 

3 (5.1)

5 (13.2)

11 (9.5)

 

 Anorectum

21 (21.0)

23 (20.9)

 

13 (22.0)

9 (23.7)

23 (19.8)

 

 Genitourinary

20 (20.0)

35 (31.8)

 

16 (27.1)

9 (23.7)

30 (25.9)

 

Stages n (%)

  

0.004

   

0.239

 I

5 (5.0)

1 (0.9)

 

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

5 (4.3)

 

 II

46 (46.0)

67 (60.9)

 

30 (50.8)

26 (68.4)

58 (50.0)

 

 III

38 (38.0)

22 (20.0)

 

18 (30.5)

9 (23.7)

34 (29.3)

 

 IV

11 (11.0)

20 (18.0)

 

11 (18.6)

2 (5.3)

19 (16.4)

 

Survival (months)

  

0.054

   

0.702

 Median (95% CI)

45.0 (39.3, 50.7)

41.2 (35.4, 47.0)

 

43 (40.2, 45.8)

47.4 (38.9, 55.9)

45.0 (40.0, 50.0)

 

 Median follow-up time (95% CI)

38.1 (26.0, 50.2)

37.0 (25.5, 48.5)

0.322

44.5 (27.4, 61.6)

39.5 (22.2, 56.8)

31.0 (18.3, 43.7)

0.453

Clinicopathologic factor

P16INK4a aberration

Overall aberration (≥ 1 CNV)

Loss

Normal

P value

Yes

No

P value

Age (year)

  

0.733

  

0.581

Median (range)

55.4 ± 11.5

56.2 ± 11.4

 

55.5 ± 11.4

56.3 ± 12.0

 

Gender n (%)

  

0.903

  

0.771

 Male

48 (39.0)

34 (38.2)

 

67 (38.5)

16 (41.0)

 

 Female

75 (61.0)

55 (61.8)

 

107 (61.5)

23 (59.0)

 

Ulceration n (%)

  

0.014

  

0.189

 Yes

52 (42.3)

51 (57.3)

 

81 (46.6)

22 (56.4)

 

 No

25 (20.3)

21 (23.6)

 

36 (20.7)

10 (25.6)

 

 NA

46 (37.4)

17 (119.1)

 

36 (20.7)

7 (17.9)

 

Depth of invasion

  

0.053

  

0.348

 T1 ≤ 1 mm

20 (16.3)

9 (10.1)

 

26 (14.9)

3 (7.7)

 

 T2 1–2 mm

33 (26.8)

13 (14.6)

 

40 (23.0)

6 (15.4)

 

 T3 2–4 mm

19 (15.4)

19 (21.3)

 

29 (16.7)

9 (23.1)

 

 T4 > 4 mm

51 (41.5)

48 (53.9)

 

79 (45.4)

21 (53.8)

 

Anatomic site n (%)

  

0.379

  

0.691

 Head and neck

55 (44.7)

39 (43.8)

 

79 (45.4)

15 (38.5)

 

 Oesophagus

14 (11.4)

5 (5.6)

 

16 (9.2)

3 (7.7)

 

 Anorectum

22 (17.9)

22 (24.7)

 

34 (19.5)

11 (28.2)

 

 Genitourinary

32 (26.0)

23 (25.8)

 

45 (25.9)

10 (25.6)

 

Stages n (%)

  

0.515

   

 I

4 (3.3)

2 (2.2)

 

5 (2.9)

1 (2.6)

0.059

 II

65 (52.8)

49 (55.1)

 

90 (51.7)

24 (61.5)

 

 III

39 (31.7)

22 (24.7)

 

56 (32.2)

5 (12.8)

 

 IV

15 (12.2)

16 (18.0)

 

23 (13.2)

9 (23.1)

 

Survival (months)

  

0.528

  

0.169

 Median (95% CI)

43.6 (40.0, 47.2)

43.6 (32.3, 54.9)

 

44.0 (40.4, 47.6)

43.6 (18.6, 68.6)

 

 Median follow-up time (95% CI)

39.7 (29.7, 49.7)

33.7 (22.3, 45.1)

0.137

38.1 (31.7, 44.5)

21.9 (17.8, 26.0)

0.206

Clinicopathologic factor

CDK4 gain + CCND1 gain

CDK4 gain + P16INK4a loss

Positive

Negative

P value

Positive

Negative

P value

Age (year)

  

0.866

  

0.722

Median (range)

57.6 ± 11.1

55.4 ± 11.5

 

56.2 ± 11.1

55.5 ± 11.6

 

Gender n (%)

  

0.817

  

0.382

 Male

12 (40.0)

68 (37.8)

 

28 (42.4)

52 (36.1)

 

 Female

18 (60.0)

112 (62.2)

 

38 (57.6)

92 (63.9)

 

Ulceration n (%)

  

0.690

  

0.971

 Yes

13 (43.3)

88 (48.9)

 

31 (47.0)

70 (48.6)

 

 No

6 (20.0)

40 (22.2)

 

15 (22.7)

31 (21.5)

 

 NA

11 (36.7)

52 (28.9)

 

20 (30.3)

43 (29.9)

 

Depth of invasion

  

0.767

  

0.527

 T1 ≤ 1 mm

3 (10.0)

26 (14.4)

 

8 (12.1)

21 (14.6)

 

 T2 1–2 mm

5 (16.7)

40 (22.2)

 

18 (27.3)

27 (18.8)

 

 T3 2–4 mm

6 (20.0)

32 (17.8)

 

10 (15.2)

28 (19.4)

 

 T4 > 4 mm

16 (53.3)

82 (45.6)

 

30 (45.5)

68 (47.2)

 

Anatomic site n (%)

  

0.160

  

0.935

 Head and neck

16 (53.3)

76 (42.2)

 

31 (47.0)

61 (42.4)

 

 Oesophagus

3 (10.0)

16 (8.9)

 

6 (9.1)

13 (9.0)

 

 Anorectum

8 (26.7)

36 (20.0)

 

13 (19.7)

31 (21.5)

 

 Genitourinary

3 (10.0)

52 (28.9)

 

16 (24.2)

39 (27.1)

 

Stages n (%)

  

0.213

  

0.088

 I

0 (0.0)

6 (3.3)

 

4 (6.1)

2 (1.4)

 

 II

12 (40.0)

101 (56.1)

 

32 (48.5)

81 (56.2)

 

 III

12 (40.0)

48 (26.7)

 

23 (34.8)

37 (25.7)

 

 IV

6 (20.0)

25 (13.9)

 

7 (10.6)

24 (16.7)

 

Survival (months)

  

0.757

  

0.174

 Median (95% CI)

44.0 (41.4, 46.6)

43.6 (39.3, 47.9)

 

44.0 (41.4, 46.6)

43.0 (37.6, 48.4)

 

 Median follow-up time (95% CI)

54.0 (29.2, 78.8)

37.0 (30.0, 44.0)

0.636

38.1 (25.9, 50.3)

37.0 (29.1, 44.9)

0.153

Clinicopathologic factor

P16INK4a loss + CCND1 gain

CDK4 gain + P16INK4a loss + CCND1 gain

Positive

Negative

P value

Positive

Negative

P value

Age (year)

  

0.531

  

0.807

Median (range)

58.1 ± 12.5

55.3 ± 11.2

 

59.2 ± 12.8

55.3 ± 11.4

 

Gender n (%)

  

0.927

  

0.476

 Male

13 (39.4)

69 (38.5)

 

8 (47.1)

75 (38.3)

 

 Female

20 (60.6)

110 (61.5)

 

9 (52.9)

121 (61.7)

 

Ulceration n (%)

  

0.220

  

0.857

 Yes

13 (39.4)

90 (50.3)

 

8 (47.1)

95 (48.5)

 

 No

6 (18.2)

40 (22.3)

 

3 (17.6)

43 (21.9)

 

 NA

14 (42.4)

49 (27.4)

 

6 (35.3)

58 (29.6)

 

Depth of invasion

  

0.584

  

0.682

 T1 ≤ 1 mm

7 (21.2)

22 (12.3)

 

1 (5.9)

28 (14.3)

 

 T2 1–2 mm

7 (21.1)

39 (21.8)

 

3 (17.6)

43 (21.9)

 

 T3 2–4 mm

5 (15.2)

33 (18.4)

 

3 (17.6)

35 (17.9)

 

 T4 > 4 mm

14 (42.4)

85 (47.5)

 

10 (58.8)

90 (45.9)

 

Anatomic site n (%)

  

0.404

  

0.497

 Head and neck

18 (54.5)

76 (42.5)

 

9 (52.9.6)

85 (43.4)

 

 Oesophagus

1 (3.0)

18 (10.0)

 

1 (5.9)

18 (9.2)

 

 Anorectum

6 (18.2)

38 (21.1)

 

5 (29.4)

40 (20.4)

 

 Genitourinary

8 (24.2)

47 (26.1)

 

2 (11.8)

53 (27.0)

 

Stages n (%)

  

0.383

  

0.268

 I

0 (0.0)

6 (3.4)

 

0 (0.0)

6 (3.1)

 

 II

16 (48.5)

98 (54.7)

 

6 (35.3)

108 (55.1)

 

 III

13 (39.4)

48 (26.8)

 

8 (47.1)

53 (27.0)

 

 IV

4 (12.1)

27 (15.1)

 

3 (17.6)

29 (14.8)

 

Survival (months)

  

0.287

  

0.145

 Median (95% CI)

42 (35.0, 49.0)

45.5 (40.8, 50.2)

 

42 (33.5, 50.5)

45 (40.5, 49.4)

 

 Median follow-up time (95% CI)

55.5 (20.3, 90.7)

35.0 (27.6, 42.4)

0.102

38.1 (25.9, 50.3)

37.0 (29.1, 44.9)

0.153