Table 3.

Summary of univariate survival analyses by pretreatment S-VEGF and S-bFGF in different subgroups of 200 patients with NHL

n5-year survival (%)P
Intermediate and high-grade  lymphomas (n = 145)    
 Serum VEGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 109 55 <.0035  
  highest quartile 36 32  
 Serum bFGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 109 54 .014 
  highest quartile 36 34  
 Serum VEGF and bFGF at diagnosis    
  both < highest quartile 85 57 <.0001  
  both highest quartile 12  
Low grade lymphomas (n = 47)    
 Serum VEGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 35 79 .016  
  highest quartile 12 39  
 Serum bFGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 35 74 .26 
  highest quartile 12 54  
 Serum VEGF and bFGF at diagnosis    
  both < highest quartile 28 75 .0010  
  both highest quartile 14  
Large cell diffuse and immunoblastic  lymphomas (n = 78)    
 Serum VEGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 58 53 .0095 
  highest quartile 20 30  
 Serum bFGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 58 55 .020 
  highest quartile 20 25  
 Serum VEGF and bFGF at diagnosis    
  both < highest quartile 46 57 <.0001  
  both highest quartile  
n5-year survival (%)P
Intermediate and high-grade  lymphomas (n = 145)    
 Serum VEGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 109 55 <.0035  
  highest quartile 36 32  
 Serum bFGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 109 54 .014 
  highest quartile 36 34  
 Serum VEGF and bFGF at diagnosis    
  both < highest quartile 85 57 <.0001  
  both highest quartile 12  
Low grade lymphomas (n = 47)    
 Serum VEGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 35 79 .016  
  highest quartile 12 39  
 Serum bFGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 35 74 .26 
  highest quartile 12 54  
 Serum VEGF and bFGF at diagnosis    
  both < highest quartile 28 75 .0010  
  both highest quartile 14  
Large cell diffuse and immunoblastic  lymphomas (n = 78)    
 Serum VEGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 58 53 .0095 
  highest quartile 20 30  
 Serum bFGF at diagnosis    
  < highest quartile 58 55 .020 
  highest quartile 20 25  
 Serum VEGF and bFGF at diagnosis    
  both < highest quartile 46 57 <.0001  
  both highest quartile  

Highest quartiles of S-VEGF and S-bFGF within the respective subgroups were used as cutoff values.

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