CASP3 and neoplasm: After IHC scoring, expression levels of cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-3 were higher in tumor tissues (Table 1; CC-3 score: 2.93±2.03; C3 score: 4.55±1.44) compared to that in CTAN tissues (Table 1; CC-3 score: 0.02±0.19; C-3 score: 2.93±2.03).