Table 1.
a Granulocyte count.
b LDH was not introduced in the multivariate analysis despite a strong association in univariate analysis (p < .001).
Abbreviations: -, not specified or not done; Adj therapy, adjuvant therapy; ALP, alkaline phophatase; CEA, carcino-embryonic antigen; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; No. sites, number of metastatic sites; NS, statistically not significant; PS, performance status; Ref, reference; S, statistically significant; WBC, white blood cell count.