Table 3.

Comparison of k _ep values for different timepoints for the two groups

Timepoints	Combined treatment group			Radiotherapy alone group
	n	Mean ± SD	P-value	n	Mean ± SD	P-value
Pre-RT	14	0.8550 ± 0.2978		10	0.8163 ± 0.3398
RT (50 Gy)	12	0.51672 ± 0.2845	0.004*	10	0.5688 ± 0.2337	0.027*
RT (70 Gy)	14	0.5332 ± 0.3347	0.003**	9	0.4644 ± 0.1087	0.003**
3 months post-RT	12	0.3216 ± 0.1339	0.000***	9	0.3703 ± 0.2051	0.000***

Comparison of k _ep values for the Pre-RT, RT (50 Gy), RT (70 Gy), and three months post-RT timepoints for the combined treatment group and the radiotherapy alone group. ^*Comparison between Pre-RT and RT (50 Gy); ^**Comparison between Pre-RT and RT (70 Gy); ^***Comparison between Pre-RT and 3 months post-RT.