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. 2020 Jul 31;24:116–122. doi: 10.1016/j.ctro.2020.07.004

Table 2.

Composition of immune microenvironment after RT in high-dose rate using flattening filter-free beams versus standard low-dose rate:

T lymphocytes T CD8 + lymphocytes T CD4 + lymphocytes NK lymphocytes Treg lymphocytes
Control 3.26% [2.67; 6.81] 1.35% [1.02; 2.4] 1.37% [1.19; 2.87] 2.34% [2.13; 3.41] 0.38% [0.15; 0.77]
LDR (4 Gy/min) 19.2% [11.16; 26.71] 14.01% [8.85; 21.16] 3.84% [3.29; 4.86] 9.97% [8.93; 12.35] 2.21% [1.18; 2.67]
HDR (24 Gy/min) 17.56% [16.03; 25.33] 14.99% [8.83; 23.24] 3.94% [3.31; 6.48] 8.49% [6.97; 11.27] 1.79% [1.1; 2.11]
HDR VS LDR p = 0.83 p = 0.84 p = 0.83 p = 0.36 p = 0.4
LDR VS Control p = 0.011 p = 0.01 p = 0.02 p = 0.002 p = 0.003
HDR VS Control p = 0.006 p = 0.01 p = 0.011 p = 0.03 p = 0.03

Percentages of various cellular types among total cells in CT26 tumor microenvironment, explored by flow cytometry at J7 after a single fraction of 16.5 Gy. All results represented in medians with interquartile range. Data compared using a Mann-Whitney non-parametric test. N = 5 samples for each condition. LDR: standard low-dose rate; HDR: High-dose rate.