Table 5 Locoregional response and relapse characteristics for patients with and without glutamine supplementation
Characteristic | All | Glutamine (+) | Glutamine (−) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (N=104) | (N=56) | (N=48) | Â |
Locoregional response (N; %) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Complete | 15 (14.4) | 8 (14.3) | 7 (14.5) | 0.79 |
Partial | 34 (32.7) | 18 (32.1) | 16 (33.4) | 0.62 |
Stable | 28 (26.9) | 16 (28.6) | 12 (25.0) | 0.31 |
Progression | 27 (26.0) | 14 (25.0) | 13 (27.1) | 0.43 |
Relapse pattern (N; %) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 19 (18.3) | 10 (17.9) | 9 (18.8) | 0.42 |
Locoregional | 20 (19.2) | 10 (17.9) | 10 (20.8) | 0.59 |
Distant | 46 (44.2) | 25 (44.6) | 21 (43.7) | 0.30 |
Locoregional + distant | 19 (18.3) | 11 (19.6) | 8 (16.7) | 0.24 |