Table 4.
PS and side effects
| Characteristics | Treatment group (n = 21) | Control group (n = 59) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 1–2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 1–2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | |
| Fever | 5 (23.8 %) | 0 | 0 | 13 (22.0 %) | 0 | 0 |
| Anorexia | 3 (14.3 %) | 0 | 0 | 6 (10.2 %) | 0 | 0 |
| Allergy | 1 (4.8 %) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nausea, vomiting | 3 (14.3 %) | 0 | 0 | 9 (15.3 %) | 0 | 0 |
| Heart function | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liver function | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renal function | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myelosuppression | 2 (9.5 %) | 0 | 0 | 8 (13.6 %) | 0 | 0 |
| Radiation pneumonitis | 4 (19.0 %) | 3(14.3 %) | 0 | 11 (18.6 %) | 9(15.3 %) | 0 |
| PS change after TRT | 0.48 ± 0.7* | 0.9 ± 0.7 | ||||
*PS change is significantly better than control group (P < 0.05)