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Table 3 Comparison of changes in levels of soluble protein biomarkers (VEGF, sVEGFR-2, and sVEGFR-3) in patients with partial response (PR) vs. patients that did not achieve partial response (Non-PR). The sample size listed for each group in each case refers to the number of ratios to baseline represented within the different intervals.

From: Circulating protein biomarkers of pharmacodynamic activity of sunitinib in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: modulation of VEGF and VEGF-related proteins

 

Mean Fold Change

P value

PR (n)

Non-PR (n)

(t-test; rank sum)

VEGF

   

   All timepoints (cycles 1–3)

5.22 (123)

2.87 (122)

0.0022; 0.035

   All day 28 timepoints (cycles 1–3)

7.91 (74)

3.94 (75)

0.0005; 0.0001

sVEGFR-2

   

   All timepoints (cycles 1–3)

-1.73 (123)

-1.57 (121)

0.0082; 0.001

   All day 28 timepoints (cycles 1–3)

-2.12 (74)

-1.79 (75)

0.0003; 0.0003

sVEGFR-3

   

   All timepoints (cycles 1–3)

-1.63 (123)

-1.51 (123)

0.108; 0.104

   All day 28 timepoints (cycles 1–3)

-2.17 (74)

-1.89 (76)

0.010; 0.042

  1. n = number of post-treatment:baseline ratios in each group.