Evaluation of predictive biomarkers for late radiation toxicity in breast cancer patients.

Sci Rep · 2025 · PMC12796360 · PMID 41331053

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Additionally, hypertension showed a near-significant association with fibrosis ( p = 0.05), with an estimated coefficient of 1.49, suggesting a potential positive relationship.

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.16not close (p > 0.1)

In this case, the predictive test did not reach statistical significance (coefficient = 0.04, p = 0.16), indicating that this biomarker does not significantly discriminate between the fibrosis and non-fibrosis groups in this model.

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