The EMT Status in the Primary Tumor Does Not Predict Postoperative Recurrence or Disease-free Survival in Lung Adenocarcinoma

Kaplan-Meier (disease-free survival) curves stratified by the expression of EMT-related molecules. The heavy and dotted lines indicate positive and negative expression of EMT-related molecules, respectively. A: The 5-year DFS rates in patients with negative and positive E-cadherin expression were 89.1% and 82.0% (p=0.183), respectively. B: The 5-year DFS rates in patients with negative and positive gamma catenin expression were 80.7% and 68.1% (p=0.845), respectively. C: The 5-year DFS rates in patients with negative and positive gamma-catenin expression were 76.7% and 67.9% (p=0.452), respectively.