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. 2021 May 25;9(2):37. doi: 10.3390/medsci9020037

Table 5.

Circulating cell-free DNA concentrations and DNA integrity.

Parameter (ng/mL) Breast Cancer Patients 95% CI of Mean p-Value
TI T2
ALU 115 2.24 ± 0.80 1.67 ± 0.66 −0.94–(−0.21) 0.003 *
ALU 247 2.73 ± 0.11 2.12 ± 0.69 −086–(−0.36) <0.0001 *
cfDNA integrity 1.22 ± 0.14 1.27 ± 1.04 −0.32–0.42 0.788

T1: before commencement of chemotherapy: T2: after the 3rd cycle of chemotherapy. * p-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant. CI = confidence interval.