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. 2013 Jun 5;29(2):213–220. doi: 10.1007/s12291-013-0343-y

Table 4.

Effect of dl-glyceraldehyde and 2-deoxyglucose on tumor weight, viable and non viable cell count, tumor inhibition ratio, average survival time (mean ± 2 SD) and percentage increase in life span

Treatment group Tumour weight (g) Tumour inhibition ratio Viable tumour cell count (107 cells/mL) Non-viable tumour cell count (107 cells/mL) Average survival time (d) Increase in life spanb (%)
Group II (EAC) 5.10 ± 0.46 9.97 ± 0.92 1.04 ± 0.35 25.4 ± 2.40
Group III (EAC + DLG) 3.47 ± 0.25a 0.32a 5.18 ± 0.25a 2.37 ± 0.22a 49.6 ± 8.80a 95.30
Group IV (EAC + 2-DG) 3.99 ± 0.22a 0.22a 6.35 ± 0.33a 1.61 ± 0.17a 40.2 ± 9.00a 58.30
Group V (EAC + DLG + 2-DG) 2.36 ± 0.20* 0.54a 4.31 ± 0.2a 3.50 ± 0.25a 62.4 ± 7.70a 145.70

Results are mean ± SD; n = 10

aStatistically significant with p < 0.01, and when EAC control (group II) compared with the treated group

bPercentage increase over group II