Table 5. Quality of life scores in trial B.
Baseline
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6 weeks
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12 weeks
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Mean | s.d. | P-value | Mean | Diff from base | P-value | Mean | Diff from base | P-value | |
Functioning scales | |||||||||
Physical | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 73.6 | 21.1 | 0.97 | 66.0 | −6.16 | 0.34 | 66.6 | −6.75 | 0.39 |
5-FU | 73.3 | 21.3 | 74.1 | −3.92 | 75.4 | −0.47 | |||
Role | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 53.6 | 35.7 | 0.30 | 51.9 | −3.48 | 0.38 | 58.8 | 2.00 | 0.43 |
5-FU | 63.1 | 27.8 | 32.2 | −12.12 | 61.4 | −10.00 | |||
Emotional | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 71.1 | 22.4 | 0.76 | 70.6 | −0.12 | 0.64 | 65.5 | −0.80 | 0.93 |
5-FU | 71.9 | 23.4 | 77.8 | 3.25 | 75.5 | 2.20 | |||
Cognitive | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 78.4 | 19.5 | 0.87 | 73.9 | 0 | 0.96 | 75.1 | −5.53 | 0.18 |
5-FU | 78.9 | 19.2 | 79.4 | −0.52 | 83.3 | 4.25 | |||
Social | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 62.4 | 33.5 | 0.55 | 54.3 | −1.88 | 0.08 | 54.2 | −16.50 | 0.33 |
5-FU | 69.0 | 25.5 | 56.3 | −15.52 | 29.7 | −5.25 | |||
Global | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 61.4 | 21.9 | 0.42 | 54.5 | −7.35 | 0.35 | 56.2 | −8.36 | 0.22 |
5-FU | 57.05 | 21.0 | 61.2 | −0.33 | 67.7 | 2.00 | |||
Symptom scales | |||||||||
Fatigue | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 43.3 | 27.3 | 0.98 | 48.6 | 5.92 | 0.95 | 55.0 | 17.64 | 0.16 |
5-FU | 42.8 | 23.1 | 43.6 | 6.54 | 38.5 | 4.14 | |||
N&V | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 17.1 | 23.6 | 0.94 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 0.36 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 0.37 |
5-FU | 19.3 | 25.8 | 15.6 | −2.36 | 15.6 | −2.27 | |||
Pain | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 34.9 | 28.5 | 0.82 | 42.2 | 2.67 | 0.61 | 45.7 | 4.86 | 0.16 |
5-FU | 35.6 | 28.5 | 33.9 | 1.27 | 22.9 | −4.79 | |||
Dyspnoea | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 21.2 | 25.0 | <0.01 | 25.8 | 6.68 | 0.51 | 29.6 | 12.56 | 0.07 |
5-FU | 7.0 | 15.8 | 9.5 | 4.93 | 4.1 | −2.20 | |||
Sleep disturbance | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 34.8 | 28.8 | 0.46 | 31.0 | 1.22 | 0.15 | 22.7 | −5.56 | 0.33 |
5-FU | 31.6 | 34.7 | 25.4 | −10.45 | 10.3 | 22.27 | |||
Appetite | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 39.9 | 40.6 | 0.67 | 50.6 | 11.26 | 0.99 | 50.8 | 12.94 | 0.09 |
5-FU | 36.7 | 39.6 | 42.2 | 9.24 | 27.0 | −4.53 | |||
Constipation | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 24.2 | 34.0 | 0.24 | 19.8 | 1.27 | 0.28 | 14.6 | −9.0 | 0.36 |
5-FU | 31.6 | 32.9 | 17.8 | −15.0 | 13.7 | 0 | |||
Diarrhoea | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 15.1 | 25.4 | 0.75 | 17.3 | 1.27 | 0.81 | 26.7 | 11.13 | 0.48 |
5-FU | 17.5 | 27.7 | 20.72 | 2.43 | 21.5 | −0.06 | |||
Financial | |||||||||
Gastrazole | 34.1 | 38.2 | 0.36 | 28.4 | −7.96 | 0.88 | 24.4 | −7.62 | 0.68 |
5-FU | 27.9 | 38.1 | 25.6 | −3.54 | 23.5 | −10.38 |
N&V=nausea and vomiting; s.d.=standard deviation; Diff from base=difference from baseline.