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Table 4 Survival analysis of patients depending on M30 status of DTC

From: Prognostic relevance of induced and spontaneous apoptosis of disseminated tumor cells in primary breast cancer patients

 

Patients with primary surgery

Patients with NST

N

298

85

Deaths

21

7

 M30 positive

10/82 (12%)

4/41 (10%)

 M30 negative

11/216 (5%)

3/44 (7%)

P

0.032

n.s.

Overall survival*

  

(M30 positive vs M30 negative)

0.008

n.s.

Relapses†

19

13

 M30 positive

7/82 (9%)

3/41 (7%)

 M30 negative

12/216 (6%)

10/44 (23%)

P

n.s.

0.049

Relapse free survival*

n.s.

0.128

(M30 positive vs M30 negative)

  
  1. *Calculated by log-rank test. † Including local recurrence and distant metastases.