Table 2.
Median Survival and Percentage Distribution of Neoplasms in C3H Mice‡
Group | Number of Mice | Median Survival in weeks (CI)# | Number of Mice | |||
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Malignant Neoplasm† (%) | Non-Hematopoietic Neoplasm* (%) | Hematopoietic Neoplasm* (%) | Benign Neoplasm (%) | |||
0 Gy Control | 93 | 100.9 (97.1-109) | 47 (51%) | 39 (42%) | 11 (12%) | 46 (49%) |
3 Gy Control | 170 | 62 (54.7-70.6) | 129 (76%) C:IR p < 0.01 | 60 (35%) C:IR p = 0.29 | 75 (44%) C:IR p < 0.01 | 81 (47%) C:IR p = 0.79 |
0 Gy Tempol | 89 | 109.1 (107-111) | 29 (33%) T:C p = 0.02 | 27 (30%) T:C p = 0.12 | 2 (2%) T:C p = 0.02 | 72 (81%) T:C p < 0.01 |
3 Gy Tempol | 161 | 95.7 (87.7-98.9) | 118 (74%) T:IR-T p < 0.01 | 75 (47%) T:IR-T p = 0.015 | 50 (31%) T:IR-T p < 0.01 | 122 (76%) T:IR-T p =0.43 |
3 Gy Tempol Delayed | 202 | 84.9 (78.9-92.7) | 138 (68%) T:IR T-D p < 0.01 | 83 (41%) T:IR T-D p = 0.09 | 66 (33%) T:IR T-D p < 0.01 | 132 (65%) T:IR T-D p = 0.01 |
Statistical comparisons: T:C = 0 Gy T to 0 Gy C; C:IR = 0 Gy C to 3 Gy C; T:IR-T = 0 Gy T to 3 Gy T; T:IR T-D = 0 Gy T to 3 Gy T-D
CI; 95% confidence interval.
Malignant neoplasms include both HN + non-HN.
Percentages in these two categories do not add up to the total percentage of malignant neoplasms because some mice had hematopoietic and non-HN.