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. 2006 Apr 4;94(8):1107–1115. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603058

Table 5. Quality of life scores in trial B.

  Baseline
6 weeks
12 weeks
  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.