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Table 2 Intraductal injection of ethanol increases overall survival

From: Ductal tree ablation by local delivery of ethanol prevents tumor formation in an aggressive mouse model of breast cancer

Group comparison

Animals (n)

Overall survival (days)

p value

Untreated vs. not injected

25 vs. 10

179.5 vs. 192

0.0394

Untreated vs. PBS-injected

25 vs. 10

179.5 vs. 185

0.9655

Untreated vs. 50% EtOH-injecteda

25 vs. 6

179.5 vs. 195.5

0.1199

Untreated vs. 70% EtOH-injecteda

25 vs. 11

179.5 vs. 201

0.0184

Untreated vs. 70% EtOH-injectedb

25 vs. 13

179.5 vs. 211

< 0.0001

50% EtOH-injecteda vs. 70% EtOH-injecteda

6 vs. 11

195.5 vs. 201

0.5495

50% EtOH-injecteda vs. 70% EtOH-injectedb

6 vs. 13

195.5 vs. 211

0.1801

70% EtOH-injecteda vs. 70% EtOH-injectedb

11 vs. 13

201 vs. 211

0.2789

  1. Median overall survival in days of age is provided for indicated animal treatment groups. p values were calculated by the log-rank test (Mantel-Cox) comparing overall survival between indicated treatment groups (reference vs. test). aEtOH was diluted in sterile PBS with iodine-containing contrast agent. bEtOH was diluted in sterile water