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. 2018 May 2;20:38. doi: 10.1186/s13058-018-0965-3

Table 6.

Comparison of longitudinal changes in neuropsychological scores in  the chemotherapy subgroup and the healthy control (HC) group

Non-TC (n = 9) TC (n = 7) HC (n = 14) Non-TC vs. HC, p Non-TC vs. TC, p TC vs. HC, p
Crystallized composite −0.17 −0.49 − 0.33 0.96 0.92 0.96
Fluid composite −4.23 6.67 5.86 0.04 0.06 0.88
Total composite − 2.94 1.58 3.63 0.12 0.35 0.64
Dimensional change card sort −1.99 4.94 5.13 0.11 0.19 0.97
Flanker inhibitory control −5.29 −0.69 2.82 0.07 0.38 0.46
Working memory 5.31 5.90 4.83 0.93 0.93 0.85
Oral reading recognition −1.22 −6.94 0.09 0.62 0.07 0.02
Processing speed −6.17 7.59 −1.45 0.45 0.07 0.18
Episodic memory −4.85 1.62 6.80 0.12 0.46 0.52
Picture vocabulary −0.05 7.46 −1.48 0.68 0.08 0.02
Picture vocabulary −0.05 7.46 −1.48 0.68 0.08 0.02

The TC subgroup (n = 7) included the patients on the docetaxel and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy regimen. The non-TC subgroup (n = 9) included the patients on a chemotherapy regimen other than the TC regimen. Bold numbers indicate key findings