Table 1.
ap-value of the comparison between patients included in the study (n = 85) and patients excluded (n = 54) by a Kruskal-Wallis test.
bp-value of the comparison between patients included in the study (n = 85) and patients excluded (n = 54) by a Fisher exact test.
Abbreviations: LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PS, performance status; SD, standard deviation; TNM, tumor–node–metastasis; WHO, World Health Organization.