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Table 3 Comparison of patients with undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma according to sCD40L levels and treatment-related factors. North-East Italy, 1994–2003.

From: High serum levels of soluble CD40-L in patients with undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma: pathogenic and clinical relevance

Characteristic§

Levels of sCD40L

 

High

Medium-Low

p

Therapy

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

 

CT

3

(15.0)

7

(17.1)

 

RT

6

(30.0)

10

(24.4)

 

CT+RT

11

(55.0)

24

(58.5)

0.89

Response:

     

Complete remission

15

(83.3)

29

(80.6)

 

Partial/Progression

3

(16.7)

7

(19.4)

0.80

Recurrence

     

None

12

(80.0)

20

(69.0)

 

Loco-regional

0

(0.0)

7

(24.1)

 

Distance

3

(20.0)

2

(6.9)

0.07

  1. §In some items, the sum does not add up to the total because of missing values.