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Table 2 Clinical results before and after denosumab treatment

From: Radiologic and clinical changes after denosumab treatment for giant cell tumors of the mobile spine: a quantitative study

Scoring system

Before treatment

After treatment

t or Z Value

p value

VAS*

5.3 ± 2.7

2.0 ± 1.6

7.032

 < 0.001

KPS†

65 (40, 100)

80 (60, 100)

− 3.652

 < 0.001

ECOG

  

− 2.972

0.003

0

1

2

  

1

12

18

  

2

7

4

  

3

4

0

  

Frankel grade

  

− 2.000

0.046

D

6

2

  

E

18

22

  
  1. VAS, Visual Analog Scale; KPS, Karnofsky Performance Scale;ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
  2. *The values are given as the mean and standard deviation
  3. †The values are given as the median, with the range in parentheses
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