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75% tum<strong>or</strong> pathology f<strong>or</strong> both stages I and II-IV, again using all three methods f<strong>or</strong> generating the<br />

expression level.<br />

Figure 4.6: High grade tum<strong>or</strong> survival rates. ProbeSet 34342_s_at (SPP1) and patient survival rates with<br />

respect to greater than 75% tum<strong>or</strong> pathology and stage progression. All three probe cleansing<br />

methodologies show that the level <strong>of</strong> osteopontin has significant c<strong>or</strong>relation with survival across all stages.<br />

Figure 4.7 shows the outcomes f<strong>or</strong> the other set <strong>of</strong> patients, those with a low grade (less than <strong>or</strong><br />

equal to 75%) tum<strong>or</strong> pathology and the impact <strong>of</strong> elevated osteopontin and the progression <strong>of</strong><br />

cancer. A dramatic effect is observed f<strong>or</strong> stage I cancer patients with high osteopontin levels,<br />

with levels provided by the BaFL methodology. Neither RMA <strong>or</strong> dCHIP provided levels show<br />

this imp<strong>or</strong>tant linkage between cancer progression and elevated osteopontin levels.<br />

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