High nuclear expression of STAT3 is associated with unfavorable prognosis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Table 1 Clinicopathological parameters and their correlations with STAT3 nuclear expression

Clinical Parameters	No.#	Nuclear Staining		P Value	Clinical Parameters	No.#	Nuclear Staining		P Value
		Low positive	Strong positive				Low positive	Strong positive
Gender					Stage
Male	30	20	10	0.165	I~II	24	18	6	0.582
Female	44	35	9		III~IV	50	37	13
Age					IPI
< 60	55	43	12	0.161	0~2	48	39	9	0.099
≥ 60	19	12	7		3~4	22	14	8
B symptoms					Bulky mass
positive	29	23	6	0.306	≥ 10 cm	9	6	3	0.440
negative	45	32	13		< 10 cm	55	47	16
LDH					Molecular subtypes
positive	28	19	9	0.235	GCB	24	21	3	0.061
negative	46	36	10		non-GCB	50	34	16
β2-MG					Treatment regimens
positive	46	34	12	0.513	CHOP	31	22	9
negative	17	12	5		R-CHOP	27	19	8
ESR
positive	38	28	10	0.406
negative	29	23	6

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