nearly significantp < 0.068
In the group with PR, the Karnofsky Performance Status showed nearly significant improvement from 62.5 ± 17 to 80 ± 8 ( p < 0.068), as well as in patients with SD, where a significant improvement in the Karnofsky Performance Status from 66.9 ± 10.4 to 78.5 ± 9.4 ( p < 0.002) was shown.