30 October 2020>: Clinical Research
Effect of Whole-Brain and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy on Serum Levels of miR-21 and Prognosis for Lung Cancer Metastatic to the Brain
Zhensheng Zhu 1AEG** , Qiurong Li 2ABD* , Mingjuan Xu 3CD , Zhongliang Qi 1BFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.924640
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924640
Table 2 Serum levels of miR-21, TNF-α, NSE, SCC-Ag and CEA.
Variable | Control (n=100) | Observation (n=100) | ||
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Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | |
MiR-21 | 4.33±2.01 | 2.81±1.18* | 4.08±1.84 | 1.66±0.79,* |
TNF-α (pg/mL) | 26.87±7.92 | 22.12±5.48* | 25.56±7.01 | 16.98±4.32,* |
NSE (ng/mL) | 25.13±5.34 | 16.87±3.21* | 26.88±5.68 | 8.85±2.96,* |
SCC-Ag (ng/mL) | 24.06±6.98 | 17.97±3.77* | 24.23±4.01 | 10.99±2.46,* |
CEA (ng/mL) | 99.45±20.86 | 82.64±13.97* | 97.53±18.66 | 54.69±8.53,* |
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