Table 5.
Treatment | FKSI-DRS | FKSI | FACT-G | FACT-PWB | FACT-SWB | FACT-EWB | FACT-FWB | EQ-5D Index | EQ-VAS |
Sunitinib malate | 28.35 (5.82) | 43.53 (8.71) | 75.96 (14.47) | 21.48 (5.78) | 21.56 (4.49) | 15.76 (4.86) | 17.26 (5.52) | 0.72 (0.24) | 68.57 (18.39) |
IFN-α | 29.17 (4.81) | 44.41 (8.00) | 75.59 (15.03) | 21.85 (5.25) | 21.19 (4.55) | 16.04 (4.61) | 16.57 (5.69) | 0.74 (0.25) | 65.95 (19.32) |
Difference (sunitinib − IFN-α) | −0.82 | −0.88 | 0.37 | −0.37 | 0.36 | −0.29 | 0.68 | −0.02 | 2.63 |
P value for difference | 0.19 | 0.37 | 0.83 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.23 |
SD, standard deviation; PRO, patient-reported outcome; FKSI-DRS, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Kidney Symptom Index–Disease-Related Symptoms; FACT-G, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General; EQ-5D, EQ-5D self-report questionnaire; PWB, physical well-being; SWB, social well-being; EWB, emotional well-being; FWB, functional well-being; IFN-α, interferon-alpha.