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Table 3 Hsp70 serum levels (ng/ml) in relation to tumor size, TNM stages and grading of the previously resected tumors (mean ± standard deviation)

From: Increased heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) serum levels and low NK cell counts after radiotherapy – potential markers for predicting breast cancer recurrence?

 

N

Before RT

After 30 Gy

End of RT

6 weeks after RT

6 months after RT

1 year after RT

Tumor size (cm)

 <  1

12

2.62 ± 1.35

2.55 ± 1.69

2.11 ± 0.50

2.18 ± 0.78

2.71 ± 1.26

2.94 ± 1.26

 1–2

20

2.26 ± 0.55

2.00 ± 0.60

2.04 ± 0.49

2.26 ± 0.75

2.17 ± 0.76

2.16 ± 0.58

 >  2

3

2.56 ± 1.51

2.02 ± 0.96

1.80 ± 0.84

2.13 ± 0.88

1.79 ± 0.65

1.65 ± 0.80

 p

 

0.990

0.833

0.809

0.976

0.379

0.132

Kruskal-Wallis-test

 pTNM

  T1 (a-c)

30

2.40 ± 0.95

2.19 ± 1.15

2.07 ± 0.49

2.19 ± 0.75

2.33 ± 0.97

2.50 ± 0.99

  T2

5

2.43 ± 1.15

2.18 ± 1.01

1.85 ± 0.66

2.37 ± 0.78

2.29 ± 1.14

1.74 ± 0.68

  p-value

 

1.00

0.982

0.536

0.671

0.962

0.162

 Mann-Whitney-U-test

  N0

30

2.36 ± 0.98

2.17 ± 1.18

2.02 ± 0.50

2.18 ± 0.73

2.39 ± 1.05

2.32 ± 0.98

  N1

5

2.70 ± 0.84

2.32 ± 0.73

2.16 ± 0.63

2.42 ± 0.94

2.00 ± 0.13

3.23

  p

 

0.369

0.395

0.732

0.671

0.539

0.261

Mann-Whitney-U-test

 Grading

  G1

7

2.57 ± 1.52

2.13 ± 0.76

2.11 ± 0.67

2.22 ± 1.06

2.14 ± 0.49

2.56 ± 0.70

  G2

26

2.38 ± 0.83

2.24 ± 1.26

2.02 ± 0.50

2.17 ± 0.70

2.35 ± 1.12

2.07 ± 0.66

  G3

2

2.48 ± 0.72

1.96 ± 0.71

2.10 ± 0.03

2.39 ± 0.12

2.19 ± 0.33

2.91

  p

 

0.849

0.985

0.993

0.781

0.776

0.239

Kruskal-Wallis-test