TUSC3 and neoplasm: In the multivariate analysis that included age, tumor grade, tumor stage, administration of chemotherapy, serum CA199 level and TUSC3 expression level, we identified tumor stage, administration of chemotherapy, and low TUSC3 protein expression level as independent prognostic factors for CSS and RFS(TUSC3 expression for RFS, p = 0.020; TUSC3 expression for CSS, p = 0.027, Table 2).