Table 3 Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients separated by Dworak grades 1, 2 vs 3, 4

From: High Ki67, Bax, and thymidylate synthase expression well correlates with response to chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced rectal cancers: proposal of a logistic model for prediction

 

Dworak grade 3, 4 (responder) ( n =29)

Dworak grade 1, 2 (non-responder) ( n =31)

 

Age (year) (mean±s.d.)

63.5±11.4

63.5±9.8

P=0.11

Sex

 Male

21

24

 

 Female

8

7

P=0.65

Tumor size (mm) (mean±s.d.)

46.7±14.4

48.0±19.7

P=0.98

Histological type (biopsy)

 Well

17

20

 

 mod/por

12

11

P=0.64

CEA (mg/100 ml) (mean±s.d.)

8.5±12.7

9.4±8.5

P=0.23

CA19-9 (ng/ml) (mean±s.d.)

17±25

22±29

P=0.054

  1. Well, well-differentiated adenocarcinoma; mod/por, moderately to poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; s.d., standard deviation.
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