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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
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 5.

Incidence of Severe AE and Clinically Significant Differences (CSD) in the Related PRO Items

Toxicity Assessment
Anorexia FACT-L
Losing weight
LCSS
Appetite
SDS Appetite
Number evaluable* 324 106 22
AE Grade 2+ 13% 8% 41%
AE Grade 3+ 3% 1% 5%
CSD in QOL 43% 43% 50%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 6% 5% 32%
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 56% 59% 73%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 1% 0% 5%
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 56% 57% 55%
Dyspnea FACT-L
Tightness in chest
FACT-L
Ease of Breathing
LCSS
Shortness of
breath
Number evaluable* 322 321 105
AE Grade 2+ 31% 31% 40%
AE Grade 3+ 12% 13% 17%
CSD in QOL 35% 43% 45%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 14% 15% 20%
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 62% 55% 55%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 6% 6% 11%
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 64% 56% 59%
Fatigue FACT-L
Have energy
LCSS
Fatigue
SDS
Fatigue
Number evaluable* 334 105 22
AE Grade 2+ 37% 58% 46%
AE Grade 3+ 11% 19% 18%
CSD in QOL 57% 57% 46%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 23% 38% 23%
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 53% 61% 55%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 8% 14% 9%
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 47% 52% 55%
Nausea FACT-L
Nausea
SDS
Nausea incidence
SDS
Nausea severity
Number evaluable* 333 22 14
AE Grade 2+ 25% 41% 43%
AE Grade 3+ 5% 9% 14%
CSD in QOL 47% 27% 21%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 16% 14% 7%
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 60% 59% 50%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 3% 5% 0%
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 54% 73% 64%
Confusion FACT-L
Clear thinking
SDS
Concentration
Number evaluable* 328 22
AE Grade 2+ 1% 5%
AE Grade 3+ 1% 5%
CSD in QOL 44% 36%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 1% 0%
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 57% 59%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 1% 0%
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 57% 59%
Constipation SDS
Bowel
Number evaluable* 22
AE Grade 2+ 23%
AE Grade 3+ 5%
CSD in QOL 36%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 18%
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 77%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 5%
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 68%
Diarrhea SDS
Bowel
Number evaluable* 22
AE Grade 2+ 5%
AE Grade 3+ 0%
CSD in QOL 36%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 0%
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 59%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 0%
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 63%
Arthralgia FACT-L Physical
Functioning
SDS Pain Severity
Number evaluable* 376 21
AE Grade 2+ 2% 10%
AE Grade 3+ 0% 0
CSD in QOL 60% 43%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 2% 10%
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 41% 67%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 0% 0
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 40% 57%
Headache FACT-L Physical
Functioning
SDS Pain Severity
Number evaluable* 376 21
AE Grade 2+ 2% 5%
AE Grade 3+ 0% 0
CSD in QOL 60% 43%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 1% 5%
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 40% 62%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 0 0
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 40% 57%
Pain FACT-L Physical
Functioning
SDS Pain Severity
Number evaluable* 376 21
AE Grade 2+ 13% 5%
AE Grade 3+ 5% 5%
CSD in QOL 60% 43%
AE 2+ and CSD in QOL 9% 0
% Agreement AE 2+ and QOL 44% 52%
AE 3+ and CSD in QOL 3% 0
% Agreement AE 3+ and QOL 42% 52%
*

Represents the number of patients that had an adverse event (grade specified) and completed a QOL assessment at baseline and at least once post-baseline. Does not include patients with verified baseline AE of grade 2+.