Results
RS
Our analysis included 109 eligible patients from both institutions (Protocol schema from VCU study [Protocol schema from Emory study [CONSORT diagram for combined Cohort characteristics(a) The Wilcoxon Median 2-sample test was used for (b) No overall clinical stage variable reported for VCU(c) Intermediate RS values of 11–24 (Emory) or 11–25(VCU)