On the other hand, and although no significant association with either PFS or OS was identified for the remaining autophagic markers, patients who had ≥ 51% cancer cell staining for Beclin 1 had worsened PFS and OS rates as opposed to patients who had <51% staining (6 vs. 27 months p = 0.001 and 10 vs. 45 months p = 0.002, respectively). This evidence concerns the gene BECN1 and cancer.