Table 2

	Partial/complete response (n=19)	P value		Stable/progressive disease (n=11)	P value
TNF-α (Pre chemotherapy)	161 ± 44	0.00	HS	216 ± 59	0.58	NS
TNF-α(Post chemotherapy)	113 ± 27	0.00	HS	204 ± 66	0.58	NS
hsCRP (Pre chemotherapy)	263 ± 37	0.00	HS	318 ± 47	00.8	NS
hsCRP(Post chemotherapy)	224 ± 57	0.00	HS	315 ± 69	00.8	NS

Table 2: Pre and post chemotherapy levels of markers in patients with complete response and stable/progressive disease.