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Table 1 Characteristics of subjects under analysis with duration and number of treatments

From: Effect of high-dose intravenous vitamin C on inflammation in cancer patients

Type of cancer

Age

Sex

CRP before

CRP after

Days of treatment

Number of treatments

Conventional treatment

Anorectal adenocarcinoma, grade 3, invasive

60

F

19.6

1.9

663

4

low anterior resection, colorectostomy

Biliary cancer, cholangiocarcinoma S-III(IV)

77

M

19.58

143.76

68

33

No records (NR)

Bladder - transitional cell carcinoma x 2, grade 3

66

M

57.5

11

76

7

operations, post treatment cycles

Bladder, grade 3

65

M

6.09

0.94

167

7

2 times surgery

Breast

71

M

6.2

3.1

179

2

mastectomy, Tomoxifen

Breast

57

F

19.4

0.4

512

47

NR

Breast

82

F

22

8.9

132

2

radiation, 36 treatments

Breast

66

F

12

2.25

193

3

Lamoxifin - 1.5 year

Breast

89

F

4.1

8.5

454

19

NR

Breast, ductal carcinoma in situ, high nuclear grade

67

F

21.1

5.5

555

12

no surgery

Breast carcinoma in situ, Basal cell carcinoma, Lymphoma

71

F

133.2

2.3

682

 

surgery, mastectomy, chemotherapy

Breast, category 5

78

F

8.6

13.1

379

20

NR

Breast, poorly differentiated duct cell carcinoma grade 4, Pancreas, malignant stage III, nonresectable

78

F

3.7

8.9

233

4

no radiation or chemotherapy, mastectomy

Breast, infiltrating tubular carcinoma

77

F

2.7

7.9

232

3

no radiation, chemotherapy or mastectomy

Breast, stage 1, T1 OMO, grade 2

53

F

12

3.8

44

11

lumpectomy

Breast, Stage IIA; Nottingham grade 2

69

F

9.3

3

121

20

breast lumpectomy; partial mastectomy; excision (L) breast;

Colon, stage IV, liver cancer

64

M

44

3.4

232

12

surgery, chemotherapy, hepatic resection

Gastric cancer

70

M

1.6

59.8

159

15

NR

Large B cell lymphoma

25

F

10.5

0.3

82

18

NR

Lung

65

M

216

35.9

174

27

NR

Lung - squamous cell, grade 2

80

M

9

6.7

82

20

surgery, no chemotherapy

Lung, renal

82

F

19.2

59

167

37

NR

Lymphoma

53

F

10.8

5.2

110

5

Immune therapy 4 treatments/week every 6 months, Rutuxin

Pancreas

85

M

3.8

54.5

42

11

NR

Pancreas, breast

71

F

10.1

0.4

119

44

NR

Pancreas, liver and bone metastasis

89

M

2

25

423

 

cholecystojejunostomy and gastrojejunostomy

Pros, Gleason score 6-8

82

M

3.9

8.8

279

8

no surgery or hormonal therapy

Prostate

77

M

26.2

0.4

261

16

NR

Prostate

80

M

153.3

148.4

11

5

NR

Prostate

93

M

29.2

2.1

136

20

NR

Prostate, colon cancer

89

M

43.4

31.5

113

5

chemotherapy, colonectomy

Prostate, Gleason score 2.5, malignant skin melanoma

72

M

6

0.9

140

8

NR

Prostate, Gleason score 6

53

M

8.4

1.9

38

4

surgery

Prostate, Gleason score 6, squamous cell melanoma, bone cancer

78

M

35.5

1.3

23

4

radical prosectomy

Prostate, Gleason score 6, stage T2A

72

M

22.1

3.66

400

 

surgery

Prostate, Gleason score 7

78

M

16.7

4.8

401

4

radiation and hormonal therapy

Prostate, pancreas

74

M

14.9

40.7

89

24

NR

Prostate, pancreas

86

M

500

54.3

542

102

NR

Prostate, stage I

65

M

2.53

8.59

82

1

prostatectomy

Prostate, Gleason score 4, increased to 6–9 during 2 years

81

M

5

0.6

1449

3

NR

Prostate, Esophageal cancer

84

M

15.3

3.1

37

6

removal of esophagus

Prostate, metastatic adenocarcinoma, Gleason score 4 + 4 = 8

74

M

25

0.7

791

7

radical prostatectomy

Rectal adenocarcinoma, invasive through muscle layer

71

M

2.2

7.2

137

2

chemotherapy radiation

Renal, Basal cell carcinoma

82

M

30.5

19.5

48

10

operation, 33 treatments by radiation

Skin, B-cell Lymphoma, Lung

83

M

8.9

1.5

754

36

surgery, 40 radiations