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. 2014 Oct 27;32(35):3948–3958. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.55.6993

Table A3.

PRO Score Changes Compared With Baseline by Treatment Arm

PRO/Baseline Time Point Tamoxifen Alone
Tamoxifen + OFS
P (t test)
No. of Participants Mean SD No. of Participants Mean SD
FACT-B
    Month 6 94 −0.09 14.82 84 −0.02 14.40 .97
    Year 1 88 0.43 14.56 86 −1.27 15.36 .45
    Year 2 70 0.82 15.03 72 0.64 14.02 .94
    Year 3 69 4.06 14.72 68 0.00 18.38 .16
    Year 4 66 1.90 15.71 66 0.05 17.61 .53
    Year 5 64 1.88 16.05 52 5.30 15.36 .25
FACT-G
    Month 6 144 1.20 11.74 137 −0.12 11.87 .35
    Year 1 132 1.96 12.00 135 −1.04 11.40 .038
    Year 2 114 2.56 12.71 123 0.73 12.62 .27
    Year 3 101 5.51 11.69 111 1.15 14.19 .016
    Year 4 103 3.49 13.69 103 1.13 13.06 .21
    Year 5 95 3.94 13.35 89 2.44 13.05 .44
Breast subscale
    Month 6 95 −0.45 4.87 85 −0.25 5.19 .80
    Year 1 89 −0.36 5.27 86 −0.79 5.94 .61
    Year 2 70 −0.75 4.54 72 −1.24 5.58 .57
    Year 3 69 −0.14 5.01 68 −0.88 6.69 .47
    Year 4 66 −0.80 4.70 66 −0.99 5.86 .83
    Year 5 66 −0.97 5.95 53 1.47 6.36 .033
Menopausal symptoms
    Month 6 126 −5.24 8.19 123 −8.90 9.05 .001
    Year 1 119 −4.80 8.20 129 −9.72 9.03 < .001
    Year 2 105 −5.60 8.70 115 −9.57 9.69 .002
    Year 3 89 −4.13 9.47 107 −9.23 9.40 < .001
    Year 4 95 −5.71 9.32 99 −9.00 9.46 .016
    Year 5 90 −4.46 9.56 84 −7.71 10.20 .031
Sexual function
    Month 6 99 −1.67 3.81 105 −2.99 4.03 .017
    Year 1 99 −1.92 3.95 113 −3.29 4.29 .017
    Year 2 87 −2.23 4.62 99 −4.47 5.07 .002
    Year 3 73 −2.22 4.33 95 −4.73 4.91 .001
    Year 4 73 −3.04 4.72 79 −4.78 5.55 .041
    Year 5 72 −3.06 4.90 69 −4.86 5.09 .034

Abbreviation: FACT-B, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast; FACT-G, FACT-General; PRO, patient-reported outcome; SD, standard deviation.