Table 2.
Neuropsychological performance in patients with different types of cancer treatment
| Non-treatment n=40 Mean (SD) |
Chemotherapy n=40 Mean (SD) |
Targeted therapy n=33 Mean (SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| MMSE | 28.35 (1.75) | 28.28 (2.26) | 28.03 (2.05) |
| Vocabulary | 10.03 (1.40) | 9.55 (1.96) | 10.33 (2.43) |
| Digit Span | 10.23 (2.66) | 9.40 (2.27) | 10.03 (3.20) |
| DSS | 8.78 (2.86) | 8.70 (2.72) | 9.30 (3.18) |
| CTT1 | |||
| Completion time | 70.90 (26.75) | 68.15 (18.90) | 69.92 (22.30) |
| Errors | 0.05 (0.22) | 0.07 (0.35) | 0.03 (0.17) |
| CTT2 | |||
| Completion time | 130.12 (40.70) | 125.16 (20.68) | 129.06 (40.39) |
| Number errors | 0.02 (0.16) | 0.05 (0.24) | 0.06 (0.24) |
| Color errors | 0.25 (0.68) | 0.32 (0.59) | 0.24 (0.76) |
| HADS total | 8.70 (8.13) | 7.85 (8.57) | 7.06 (7.64) |
| Anxiety | 4.75 (4.62) | 3.45 (4.84) | 3.18 (3.88) |
| Depression | 3.95 (3.99) | 4.40 (4.31) | 3.88 (4.33) |
Abbreviations: CTT, Color Trails Test; DSS, Digit Symbol Substitution; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination.