The Karnofsky Index had a median of 80 points
before treatment and a median of 70 points after the
treatment. In the assessment of the Karnofsky scale,
6.7% of the patients progressed with an improvement in
the Performance Status, 53.3% of the patients remained
stable, and 40% presented a statistically-significant
worsening (z=2.69, p=0.007, Wilcoxon test).