The molecular characteristics could supplement the staging system of pT2/T3N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a translational study based on a cohort with over 20 years of follow-up

Table 2 The point of every protein screened by Lasso-Cox analyses

Protein	Points	Protein	Points	Protein	Points
Ki-67		p27^Kip1		BCL-1
low	0	low	0	low	0
high	34	high	9	high	22
HSP70		MMP-9		SPP-1
low	17	low	0	low	0
high	0	high	15	high	23
PCNA		MMP-2		CD44v6
low	0	low	0	low	0
high	29	high	49	high	18
Bcl-2		p16^INK4		EGFR
low	0	low	20	low	0
high	47	high	0	high	23
COX2		p63		c-Myc
low	0	low	4	low	9
high	25	high	0	high	0
Rb		Catenin beta-1		ID-1
low	0	low	0	low	0
high	50	high	40	high	21
Galectin-3		Cadherin-1		erbB-2
low	49	low	26	low	0
high	0	high	0	high	22
Caspase-3		p53
low	100	low	0
high	0	high	61

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