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Table 3 Association between CECs and other factors

From: Circulating endothelial cells and other angiogenesis factors in pancreatic carcinoma patients receiving gemcitabine chemotherapy

 

Mean ± SD

Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient

P

CEC (cells/4 mL)

166.2 ± 228.9

1

-

IL-6 (pg/mL)

19.3 ± 52.4

0.17

0.30

IL-8 (pg/mL)

11.3 ± 10.1

0.38

0.02

IL-10 (pg/mL)

7.82 ± 26.9

0.45

0.006

VEGF (pg/mL)

44.1 ± 38.8

0.34

0.04

PDGF-BB (pg/mL)

1,127.5 ± 941.5

0.24

0.16

HGF (pg/mL)

471.3 ± 249.0

0.37

0.02

SDF-1alpha (pg/mL)

110.6 ± 43.7

0.15

0.37

CRP (mg/dL)

1.9 ± 3.9

0.31

0.06

CA19-9 (U/mL)

18,229.1 ± 55,377.8

0.11

0.50

CEA (ng/mL)

18.3 ± 51.0

0.03

0.88

  1. Abbreviations: CEC = Circulating endothelial cell; IL = interleukin; PDGF-BB = platelet-derived growth factor-B chain; VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor; HGF = hepatocyte growth factor; CA19-9 = carbohydrate antigen 19–9; CRP = C-reactive protein; CEA = carcinoembryonic antigen.