Table 2.
Comparison of the drug type received by the patient in the three study groups.
| Variables | Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The AM with AS group | The AM without AS group | The control group | Statistical analysis | P value | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Opium | ||||||||
| Yes | 4 | 20.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 5 | 25.0 | χ 2 = 0.19 | 0.91 |
| No | 16 | 80.0 | 15 | 75.0 | 15 | 75.0 | ||
| Painkillers | ||||||||
| Yes | 9 | 45.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 8 | 40.0 | χ 2 = 0.14 | 0.93 |
| No | 11 | 55.0 | 12 | 60.0 | 12 | 60.0 | ||
| Digestive | ||||||||
| Yes | 9 | 45.0 | 9 | 45.0 | 5 | 25.0 | χ 2 = 2.26 | 0.32 |
| No | 11 | 55.0 | 11 | 55.0 | 15 | 75.0 | ||
| Carboplatin | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 5.0 | χ 2 = 0.44 | 0.80 |
| No | 18 | 90.0 | 18 | 90.0 | 19 | 95.0 | ||
| Cisplatin | ||||||||
| Yes | 4 | 20.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 3 | 15.0 | χ 2 = 0.24 | 0.89 |
| No | 16 | 80.0 | 17 | 85.0 | 17 | 85.0 | ||
| Doxorubicin | ||||||||
| Yes | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.0 | Fisher's exact test = 3.11 | 0.31 |
| No | 19 | 95.0 | 20 | 100.0 | 17 | 85.0 | ||
| Endoxan | ||||||||
| Yes | 3 | 15.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 6 | 30.0 | χ 2 = 2.89 | 0.24 |
| No | 17 | 85.0 | 18 | 90.0 | 14 | 70.0 | ||
| Etoposide | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.0 | χ 2 = 0.54 | 0.76 |
| No | 18 | 90.0 | 19 | 95.0 | 19 | 95.0 | ||
| Fluorouracil | ||||||||
| Yes | 5 | 25.0 | 6 | 30.0 | 4 | 20.0 | χ 2 = 0.53 | 0.77 |
| No | 15 | 75.0 | 14 | 70.0 | 16 | 80.0 | ||
| Gemcitabine | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 10.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 1 | 5.0 | χ 2 = 1.11 | 0.86 |
| No | 18 | 90.0 | 17 | 85.0 | 19 | 95.0 | ||
| Herceptin | ||||||||
| Yes | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | Fisher's exact test = 3.11 | 0.31 |
| No | 17 | 85.0 | 20 | 100.0 | 19 | 95.0 | ||
| Irinotecan | ||||||||
| Yes | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 5.0 | χ 2 = 0.54 | 0.76 |
| No | 19 | 95.0 | 18 | 90.0 | 19 | 95.0 | ||
| Leucovorin | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 3 | 15.0 | χ 2 = 0.32 | 0.85 |
| No | 18 | 90.0 | 18 | 90.0 | 17 | 85.0 | ||
| Oxaliplatin | ||||||||
| Yes | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 10.0 | χ 2 = 0.54 | 0.76 |
| No | 19 | 95.0 | 19 | 95.0 | 18 | 90.0 | ||
| Paclitaxel | ||||||||
| Yes | 3 | 15.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 10.0 | χ 2 = 1.11 | 0.57 |
| No | 17 | 85.0 | 19 | 95.0 | 18 | 90.0 | ||
| Taxotere | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.0 | χ 2 = 0.54 | 0.76 |
| No | 18 | 90.0 | 19 | 95.0 | 19 | 95.0 | ||
| Zoladex | ||||||||
| Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 1 | 5.0 | Fisher's exact test = 3.11 | 0.31 |
| No | 20 | 100.0 | 17 | 85.0 | 19 | 95.0 | ||
| Other chemotherapy drugs∗ | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 10.0 | 6 | 30.0 | 8 | 40.0 | χ 2 = 4.77 | 0.09 |
| No | 18 | 90.0 | 14 | 70.0 | 12 | 60.0 | ||
∗ Methotrexate and bleomycin. AM: abdominal massage; AS: aromatic substance.