Expression of phosphatase regenerating liver 3 is an independent prognostic indicator for gastric cancer

Figure 1 Immunohistochemical staining. A: PRL-3 is negative or weak in adjacent (3 cm away from the tumor) normal gastric epithelial mucosa (× 40); B: In positive cases, PRL-3 expression in cancer cell cytoplasms is strong (× 200).

Figure 2 Overall survival curve. A: Entire cohort of 293 patients; B: Patients with stage III. Significant differences were observed between the two groups with PRL-3 negative and positive expression.

Figure 3 Patients who underwent curative surgery. A: Overall survival; B: Disease-free survival. Significant differences were observed between the PRL-3 negative and positive groups.