Table 3.

Changes in ESR and CRP in the two groups

Groups	ESR (mm/H)		CRP (mg/L)
	Before treatment	At the end of treatment	Before treatment	At the end of treatment
Ultra-short-course chemotherapy group	53.18 ± 18.12	7.74 ± 3.58	27.11 ± 11.93	1.00 ± 0.52
Standard chemotherapy group	54.66 ± 18.72	8.19 ± 3.98	28.15 ± 13.44	0.90 ± 0.55
P value	0.548	0.418	0.575	0.231

Normal range of ESR: male 0–15 mm/h; female 0–20 mm/h. Normal range of CRP: 0–2.87 mg/L