Table 3. Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with renal cancer before and approximately 3 months following potentially curative nephrectomy for localised renal cancer.
| Pre-nephrectomy (n=54) | Post-nephrectomy (n=54) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (⩽60/>60 years) | 26/28 | ||
| Sex (male/female) | 34/20 | ||
| T stage (1/2/3/4) | 27/4/21/2 | ||
| Tumour volume (cm3) | 112 (1–4864) | ||
| Fuhrman grade (1/2/3/4) | 8/14/16/10 | ||
| ECOG-PS (0/1) | 48/6 | 39/15 | 0.007 |
| Haemoglobin (⩾12/<12 g dl−1) | 45/9 | 33/21 | 0.007 |
| White cell count | |||
| (<8.5/8.5–11.0/>11.0 109 l−1) | 41/11/2 | 31/20/3 | 0.029 |
| Lymphocyte percentage | |||
| (20–40/12.0–19.9/0–11.9%) | 39/11/4 | 37/12/4 | 0.874 |
| Albumin (⩾35/<35 g l−1)a | 51/2 | 45/1 | 0.317 |
| C-reactive protein (<10/>10 mg l−1) | 32/22 | 35/19 | 0.439 |
| Interleukin-6 (pg ml−1)a | 3 (<2–99) | <2 (<2–44) | 0.227 |
| 10 (18)b | 6 (9)b | ||
| Interleukin-6 (⩽4/>4 pg ml−1)a | 31/23 | 28/9 | 0.059 |
| Interleukin-10 (pg ml−1)a | 5 (<4–66) | 6 (<4–112) | 0.056 |
| 12 (17)b | 18 (26)b | ||
| Interleukin-10 (⩽10/>10 pg ml−1)a | 42/12 | 24/13 | 0.257 |
ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.
a
Post-nephrectomy n=37.
b
Mean (s.d.), median (range).