As summarized in Table II, no significant correlation was found between PI3K, p-Akt and HIF-1α expression and gender, age, tumor size and peripheral nerve infiltration in patients with GC (each P>0.05), while their expression was significantly correlated with TNM staging, lymph node metastases, lymphatic infiltration and vascular infiltration (each P<0.01), but inversely correlated with tumor differentiation (P<0.01). This evidence concerns the gene AKT1 and gastric cancer.