Table 2 Characteristics of clusters of spectral components that behave similarly in samples collected at analyzed time points.
Type of cluster | All patients (n = 70) | Adjuvant therapy (n = 39) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of clusters | Number of components | Number of clusters | Number of components | |
A = B = C | 7 | 261 | 6 | 212 |
A < B < C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
A ≥ B < C | 12 | 49 | 10 | 74 |
A ≤ B > C | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
A > B > C | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
A ≠B = C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 28 |