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Summary of Patients and Healthy Controls' Characteristics.
| Characteristics | |
| Patients | |
| n | 30 |
| Age, median (range), y | 70 (49–85) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 22 (73) |
| Female | 8 (27) |
| Disease stage, n (%) | |
| I/II | 23 (77) |
| III/IV | 7 (23) |
| Previous therapy, n (%) | |
| No therapy | 15 (50) |
| Surgery/cryotherapy | 8 (27) |
| Anthracycline-based regimen | 7 (23) |
| State of disease, n (%) | |
| Stable | 29 (97) |
| In progression | 1 (3) |
| Healthy controls | |
| n | 30 |
| Age, median (range), y | 72 (52–88) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 15 (50) |
| Female | 15 (50) |
