World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 4, Number 2, April 2013, pages 83-86

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Blood Levels as Indicator for the Efficacy of Cancer Treatment

Tables

Table 1. Mean Difference (Before - After) Treatment of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Blood Levels in mg/dL in Lung and Prostate Cancer Patients
 
Lung cancerProstate cancer
SE: Standard Error; CI: Coefficient Interval.
Number of patients5050
Mean difference (before - after) treatment127.82137.37
SE (mean difference)9.3310.59
95% CI of difference109.06, 146.57116.08, 158.65
P-value using paired (t) test0.0000.000

 

Table 2. Mean Difference (Before - After) Treatment of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Blood Levels in mg/dL in Lung Cancer Patients According to Stages
 
StagesIIIIIIIV
SE: Standard Error; CI: Coefficient Interval.
Number of patients1314149
Mean difference (before - after) treatment67.71138.44132.70190.52
SE (mean difference)13.7815.3613.9017.23
95% CI of difference37.68, 97.73105.25, 171.63102.68, 162.72150.79, 230.25
P-value using paired (t) test0.0000.0000.0000.000

 

Table 3. Mean Difference (Before - After) Treatment of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Blood Levels in mg/dL in Prostate Cancer Patients According to Stages
 
StagesABCD
SE: Standard Error; CI: Coefficient Interval.
Number of patients11131214
Mean difference (before - after) treatment75. 93119.91148.93191.24
SE (mean difference)11.3114.4016.0122.94
95% CI of difference50.73, 101.1388.54, 151.13113.71, 184.16141.68, 240.79
P-value using paired (t) test0.0000.0000.0000.000