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World J Clin Oncol. Oct 24, 2025; 16(10): 110047
Published online Oct 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i10.110047
Published online Oct 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i10.110047
Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of upper tract urothelial carcinoma patients and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 groups
| Variable | Category | Total | HER2-negative | HER2-positive | P value |
| Age | 66 (32-88) | 68 (32-84) | 65 (35-88) | ||
| Gender | 0.736 | ||||
| Male | 93 | 51 | 42 | ||
| Female | 52 | 27 | 25 | ||
| Location | 0.156 | ||||
| Renal pelvis | 78 | 44 | 34 | ||
| Ureter | 64 | 34 | 30 | ||
| Both | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| pT stage | 0.426 | ||||
| ≤ T1 | 36 | 16 | 20 | ||
| T2 | 31 | 18 | 13 | ||
| ≥ T3 | 78 | 44 | 34 | ||
| Grade | 0.003 | ||||
| Low | 20 | 17 | 3 | ||
| High | 125 | 61 | 64 | ||
| Ki-67 | 0.479 | ||||
| Low | 30 | 14 | 16 | ||
| High | 115 | 62 | 53 | ||
| pN stage | 0.646 | ||||
| Yes | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||
| No | 137 | 74 | 63 | ||
| Lymphovascular invasion | 0.135 | ||||
| pN1 | 39 | 17 | 22 | ||
| pN0 | 106 | 61 | 45 | ||
| Laterality | 0.639 | ||||
| Left | 68 | 30 | 38 | ||
| Right | 77 | 31 | 46 | ||
| Molecular subtypes | 0.788 | ||||
| Luminal | 102 | 53 | 49 | ||
| Basal | 22 | 14 | 8 | ||
| Double-positive | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Double-negative | 11 | 6 | 5 |
- Citation: Huang L, He J. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 overexpression is associated with high-grade tumors in upper tract urothelial carcinoma. World J Clin Oncol 2025; 16(10): 110047
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v16/i10/110047.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v16.i10.110047