Effect of c-myc, Ki-67, MMP-2 and VEGF expression on prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing tumor resection

Table 5 Expressing rate (%) and intensity of examined mol-ecules in cancer tissues in groups A and B

Item	Group A	Group B
c-myc	80 (12/15); 3.95 ± 2.81b	40 (6/15); 1.34 ± 2.74
Ki-67	60 (9/15); 1.57 ± 2.20a	40 (6/15); 0.18 ± 0.38
MMP-2	47 (7/15); 3.70 ± 4.13a	20 (3/15); 0.61 ± 1.70
VEGF	67 (10/15); 5.44 ± 4.20b	27 (4/15); 1.04 ± 3.38

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs Group B.