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Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 May 30;50(4):470–479.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.04.016

Table 1.

Participating Trials

Refer-
ence
Sample
Size
QOL Scale QOL Schedule AE
Criteria
AE Schedule
34 30 UNISCALE BL, Q3 Weeks CTC 2.0 Q3 Weeks
35 82 UNISCALE BL, 3& 5 months
post reg; 3 mo, 1 &
2 year post tx
CTC 2.0 Q28 days while on tx, then 2, 3,
6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 24, 30, 36, 48,
and 60 months post tx
36 135 UNISCALE
FACT-L
BL, at time of tumor
measurement
(anywhere from 28
days to 8 weeks)
CTC 2.0 Q28 days
* 106 UNISCALE
LCCS
BL, Q28 days CTC 2.0 Q28 days
37 11 UNISCALE BL, cycle 2 (day
42), after chemo
(day 132); 3 mo, 1
& 2 year post tx
CTC 2.0 Q21 days for 2 cycles, then Q48
days for one cycle, then Q21 days
for 2 more cycles, then Q16 days
for 1 cycle, then Q3 months for 1
year, Q4 months for 1 year, and
Q6 months for 1 year
38 64 UNISCALE
SDS
BL, prior to cycle 3
(day 64); 3 mo. and
1 year post tx
CTC 2.0 Q21 days
39 59 UNISCALE
LCSS
BL and at 8 weeks
after treatment
initiation
CTC 2.0 Q28 days until end of treatment,
then Q3 months for 1 year
40 56 FACT-L,
FLIC
BL, end of RT
(week 7–8); q 3 mo
for 1 year; then
annually
CTC 2.0 Weekly during RT, then 3, 6, 9,
and 12 months after RT, then
annually
41 134 BDI, TDI BL; q 3 mo. For 1 yr
post tx.
Coopera
tive
Group
CTC
Weekly during RT (through day
90), then 3, 6, 9, and 12 months,
then annually
* 8 LCSS BL, weeks 8 & 1;, at
3, 6, 9, 12, 18 & 24
mos. Post tx
Coopera
tive
Group
CTC
Q7 days for 8 weeks, then at 12
weeks, then at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and
24 months after RT
43 29 FACT-L TOI BL, start of cycle 2-
6, and at week 22
CTC 2.0 Q21 days for 3 cycles, then Q28
days for 3 cycles, then week 22,
then 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36,42, and
48 months after treatment
43, 44 222 HRQOL BL, then at weeks
13 and 25.
SWOG
toxicity
criteria
Q4 Weeks during treatment, then
Q3 months thereafter
*

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