Research Article

Chemotherapy of Capecitabine plus Temozolomide for Refractory Pituitary Adenoma after Tumor Resection and Its Impact on Serum Prolactin, IGF-1, and Growth Hormone

Table 1

Comparison of the baseline data.

Control group (n = 40)Study group (n = 40)t/χ2

Age (, years)54.55 ± 12.3656.18 ± 14.020.5500.584
Gender (n)0.2050.651
 Male1618
 Female2422
Course of disease (, months)16.25 ± 4.4615.03 ± 3.261.4010.165
CTV of resection1.78 ± 0.421.81 ± 0.540.2750.784
KPS scores77.31 ± 10.8279.11 ± 11.450.7210.473
Pathological types0.5720.751
 Prolactinoma1411
 Acromegaly1617
 Cushing’s disease1012

CTV, clinical tumor volume.