Table 4. Valid candidate cytokine (IP-10 and MCP-1) levels in different organ sites of metastasis.
| No. | IP-10 | MCP1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal control | 28 | 133.5 ± 11.4 | 137.3 ± 11.5 |
| Local recurrence | 20 | 160.2 ± 20.2 | 159.1 ± 14.6 |
| Metastasis (organ site(s)) | 173 | ||
| Single | 104 | 392.8 ± 59.9 | 254.0 ± 30.6 |
| Lung | 37 | 209.9 ± 23.9 | 160.7 ± 16.0 |
| Bone | 48 | 406.2 ± 87.8 | 270.6 ± 46.8 |
| Liver | 19 | 660.2 ± 182.6 | 378.8 ± 91.2 |
| Multiple | 69 | 705.0 ± 199.7 | 459.8 ± 105.6 |
Expressed as mean ± standard error of mean.
For IP-10, single vs. multiple: P = 0.052; single organ metastasis: lung vs. bone vs. liver: *P = 0.009; lung vs. liver: *P = 0.024.
For MCP-1, single vs. multiple: P = 0.078; in single: lung vs. bone vs. liver: *P = 0.013; lung vs. liver: *P = 0.029.