Down-regulation of LncRNA TUG1 enhances radiosensitivity in bladder cancer via suppressing HMGB1 expression

Radiation Oncology

Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

Demographic or clinical characteristic	No. of patients
Demographic or clinical characteristic	(N = 39)
Age, years
Median	67
Range	56–89
Sex
Male	27
Female	12
Primary site
Bladder	34
Renal pelvis	5
Histology
TCC	32
SCC/adenocarcinoma/neuroendocrine	7
Stage^a
0cis/0a/1	5
2/3	18
4	16

Abbreviations: TCC Transitional cell carcinoma, SCC Squamous cell carcinoma
^aStages are defined as follows: 0cis = carcinoma in situ; 0a = noninvasive papillary carcinoma; 1 = tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue; 2/3 = invasive tumor, muscle/perivesicular tissue; and 4 = metastatic disease

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