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Table 1 Descriptive data concerning survival (in days) as well as distribution of anti-p53 antibodies for investigated clinical parameters. The reported p-values relates to survival according to univariate analysis for the investigated clinical parameters

From: The role of circulating anti-p53 antibodies in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and their correlation to clinical parameters and survival

Variables

Number of patients

Median Surv (days)

SD*

Anti p53 abs Median/Range

P-value

Gender

    

0.75

Male

62

330

582

0.08 (0–140)

 

Female

22

363

257

0.1 (0–32)

 

Stage

    

0.63

3a

47

324

660

0.02 (0–140)

 

3b

25

332

203

0.23 (0–43)

 

4

12

383

226

0.04 (0–25)

 

Performance status

    

0.77

0

53

312

286

0.04 (0–43)

 

1

21

359

392

0.23 (0–140)

 

2

8

319

160

0.3 (0–32)

 

Smoking

    

0.29

Yes

53

387

339

0.05 (0–140)

 

Ex-smoker

22

294

228

0.24 (0–43)

 

No

5

290

158

0.12 (0–6)

 

Weight reduction. kg

    

0.78

Yes

42

348

293

0.20 (0–140)

 

No

21

281

317

0.0 (0–10)

 

Histology

    

0.73

Squamous carcinoma

59

324

321

0.08 (0–140)

 

Adenocarcinoma

23

347

839

0.12 (0–25)

 

Bronchioalv. ca

2

452

375

0.03 (0–0.05)

 

Tumour volume (recist)

    

0.007

<50

18

446

433

0.04 (0–6)

 

>50

21

290

142

0.22 (0–140)

 

Subjective improvement

    

0.95

Yes

41

306

333

0.12 (0–140)

 

No

11

306

146

0 (0–32)

 

Objective improvement

    

0.73

Stable disease

5

551

371

 

0.06 (0–13)

Regress of tumour

3

684

252

0 (0–0)

 

Progress of tumour

2

526

333

0.55 (0–1.1)

 

Anti-p53 antibodies

    

0.29

Continuous

     

Anti-p53 antibodies index

    

0.96

neg

68

334

543

  

intermediate

2

486

390

  

pos

14

330

410