Table 1. Patient demographic characteristics and baseline pain in patients with oncological neuropathic pain.
| Arm A | Arm B | ||||
| Age (years) | Median | 68 | 67 | ||
| Range | 51–85 | 39–80 | |||
| N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 21 | (55.3) | 17 | (45.9) |
| Female | 17 | (44.7) | 20 | (54.1) | |
| Pathology | NSCLC | 10 | (26.3) | 14 | (37.8) |
| Breast | 7 | (18.4) | 7 | (18.9) | |
| Colorectal | 2 | (5.2) | 8 | (21.6) | |
| Other | 19 | (50.0) | 8 | (21.6) | |
| Stage | Non advanced | 3 | (7.9) | 1 | (2.7) |
| Advanced | 35 | (92.1) | 36 | (97.3) | |
| Performance Status (ECOG) | 0–1 | 32 | (84.2) | 35 | (94.6 |
| >1 | 6 | (15.8) | 2 | (5.4) | |
| Pain (NRS scale) | ≤6 | 20 | (52.6) | 24 | (64.9) |
| >6 | 18 | (47.4) | 13 | (35.1) | |
| < = 3 | 1 | (2.6) | 2 | (5.4) | |
| 4 | 6 | (15.8) | 11 | (29.7) | |
| 5 | 7 | (18.4) | 7 | (18.9) | |
| 6 | 6 | (15.8) | 4 | (10.8) | |
| 7 | 8 | (21.1) | 5 | (13.5) | |
| 8 | 7 | (18.4) | 2 | (5.4) | |
| 9 | 3 | (7.9) | 6 | (16.2) | |