Table 3.
Hsp70 serum levels (ng/ml) in relation to tumor size, TNM stages and grading of the previously resected tumors (mean ± standard deviation)
| N | Before RT | After 30 Gy | End of RT | 6 weeks after RT | 6 months after RT | 1 year after RT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor size (cm) | |||||||
| < 1 | 12 | 2.62 ± 1.35 | 2.55 ± 1.69 | 2.11 ± 0.50 | 2.18 ± 0.78 | 2.71 ± 1.26 | 2.94 ± 1.26 |
| 1–2 | 20 | 2.26 ± 0.55 | 2.00 ± 0.60 | 2.04 ± 0.49 | 2.26 ± 0.75 | 2.17 ± 0.76 | 2.16 ± 0.58 |
| > 2 | 3 | 2.56 ± 1.51 | 2.02 ± 0.96 | 1.80 ± 0.84 | 2.13 ± 0.88 | 1.79 ± 0.65 | 1.65 ± 0.80 |
| p | 0.990 | 0.833 | 0.809 | 0.976 | 0.379 | 0.132 | |
| Kruskal-Wallis-test | |||||||
| pTNM | |||||||
| T1 (a-c) | 30 | 2.40 ± 0.95 | 2.19 ± 1.15 | 2.07 ± 0.49 | 2.19 ± 0.75 | 2.33 ± 0.97 | 2.50 ± 0.99 |
| T2 | 5 | 2.43 ± 1.15 | 2.18 ± 1.01 | 1.85 ± 0.66 | 2.37 ± 0.78 | 2.29 ± 1.14 | 1.74 ± 0.68 |
| p-value | 1.00 | 0.982 | 0.536 | 0.671 | 0.962 | 0.162 | |
| Mann-Whitney-U-test | |||||||
| N0 | 30 | 2.36 ± 0.98 | 2.17 ± 1.18 | 2.02 ± 0.50 | 2.18 ± 0.73 | 2.39 ± 1.05 | 2.32 ± 0.98 |
| N1 | 5 | 2.70 ± 0.84 | 2.32 ± 0.73 | 2.16 ± 0.63 | 2.42 ± 0.94 | 2.00 ± 0.13 | 3.23 |
| p | 0.369 | 0.395 | 0.732 | 0.671 | 0.539 | 0.261 | |
| Mann-Whitney-U-test | |||||||
| Grading | |||||||
| G1 | 7 | 2.57 ± 1.52 | 2.13 ± 0.76 | 2.11 ± 0.67 | 2.22 ± 1.06 | 2.14 ± 0.49 | 2.56 ± 0.70 |
| G2 | 26 | 2.38 ± 0.83 | 2.24 ± 1.26 | 2.02 ± 0.50 | 2.17 ± 0.70 | 2.35 ± 1.12 | 2.07 ± 0.66 |
| G3 | 2 | 2.48 ± 0.72 | 1.96 ± 0.71 | 2.10 ± 0.03 | 2.39 ± 0.12 | 2.19 ± 0.33 | 2.91 |
| p | 0.849 | 0.985 | 0.993 | 0.781 | 0.776 | 0.239 | |
| Kruskal-Wallis-test | |||||||