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Table 5 Hsp70 serum levels (ng/ml) in relation to different total and boost irradiation doses (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

Total dose (Gy)

 40

3

2.24 ± 0.67

2.05 ± 0.36

1.88 ± 0.22

2.10 ± 0.45

2.19 ± 0.29

2.67 ± 0.71

 60

27

2.42 ± 0.95

2.22 ± 1.21

2.04 ± 0.55

2.27 ± 0.82

2.18 ± 0.77

2.33 ± 1.07

 66

5

2.41 ± 1.30

2.10 ± 1.02

2.13 ± 0.47

1.99 ± 0.28

3.42 ± 1.91

2.24 ± 0.72

 p

 

0.947

0.838

0.719

0.921

0.629

0.597

Kruskal-Wallis-test

 Boost dose (Gy)

  0

5

3.20 ± 1.80

2.31 ± 0.47

2.14 ± 0.26

2.72 ± 0.55

2.62 ± 0.69

2.79 ± 0.61

  10

25

2.30 ± 0.80

2.20 ± 1.25

2.02 ± 0.56

2.21 ± 0.82

2.12 ± 0.76

2.30 ± 1.13

  16

5

2.41 ± 1.30

2.10 ± 1.02

2.13 ± 0.47

1.99 ± 0.28

3.42 ± 1.91

2.24 ± 0.72

  p

 

0.638

0.598

0.853

0.480

0.429

0.351

Kruskal-Wallis-test