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Table 4 Hsp70 serum levels (ng/ml) in patients with and without adjuvant chemotherapy (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?

Chemo-therapy

N

Before RT

After 30 Gy

End of RT

6 weeks after RT

6 months after RT

1 year after RT

No

27

2.52 ± 1.01

2.31 ± 1.18

2.12 ± 0.44

2.20 ± 0.66

2.36 ± 1.00

2.45 ± 0.95

Yes

8

2.02 ± 0.67

1.78 ± 0.81

1.79 ± 0.69

2.30 ± 1.08

2.21 ± 0.95

1.44 ± 0.81

p

 

0.236

0.061

0.113

0.934

0.771

0.198

  1. Mann-Whitney-U-test