Table 2.
HD Patients (n = 19) | Heparanase | ||||
At Diagnosis (pg/ml) | At Restaging (pg/ml) | Normal (pg/ml) | |||
Overall average | 1019 ± 334 | 588 ± 173 | 163 ± 18 | ||
P (diagnosis vs restaging) | .035 | < .0001 (diagnosis) | |||
0.0085 (restaging) | |||||
Median | 433 | 259 | 155 | ||
Average patient at CR (n = 16) | 1104 ± 390 | 586 ± 195 | 0.013 (restaging) | ||
P (diagnosis vs restaging) | .033 | ||||
Median patient at CR | 455 | 342 | |||
Correlation | 13 of 16 patients at CR had reduced heparanase levels (81.3%) |
CR, complete remission.