From: Joint quantitative measurement of hTERT mRNA in both peripheral blood and circulating tumor cells of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its clinical significance
Group
n
hTERT mRNA (2-△△Ct) −(X ± SD)
F value
P value
Before treatment
24
12.68 ± 3.08
98.528
<0.001
After chemotherapy
10.68 ± 2.48
After chemotherapy and radiotherapy
3.13 ± 1.69