Table 3 Research indices before and 3 months after surgery in 68 patients

From: Effect of standard chemotherapy and antiangiogenic therapy on plasma markers and endothelial cells in colorectal cancer

 

Before surgery

Three months after surgery

P -value

Circulating endothelial cells (cells ml−1)

10 (0–20)

0 (0–10)

0.001

Endothelial progenitor cells (cells ml−1)

17 (2.3–40)

0 (0–9)

<0.001

Von Willebrand factor (IU dl−1)

121 (30)

110 (25)

0.018

Soluble E selectin (ng ml−1)

31 (11)

26 (12)

0.024

VEGF (pg ml−1)

310 (30–771)

23 (12.5–51)

<0.001

Angiogenin (ng ml−1)

301 (94)

238 (100)

<0.001

CD34+ve cells (cells ml−1)

74 (51.5–109.5)

96.5 (58–131)

0.065

White cell count (x106ml−1)

7.3 (2.0)

5.4 (1.5)

<0.001

  1. Data are mean (s.d.) or median (interquartile range).
  2. Analysed by paired t-test or Wilcoxon’s test.
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