Table 6.

ESAS scores at baseline and follow-up visits

ESAS variable	Baseline ESAS score, median (IQR) N=35	FUESAS score, median (IQR) N = 35	P	Number of patients with baseline ESAS score≥4 (%)	Baseline ESAS score in patients with baseline ESAS≥4, median (IQR)	FUESAS score in patients with baseline ESAS≥4, median (IQR)	P
Pain	6 (4–8)	6 (3–9)	0.536	30 (85.7)	7 (6–8)	6.5 (4–8)	0.087
Fatigue	5 (3–8)	5 (3–7)	0.599	22 (62.9)	7 (6–8)	5 (4–8)	0.076
Nausea	1 (0–5)	1 (0–4)	0.502	11 (31.4)	6 (5–9)	3 (1–4)	0.006
Depression	2 (0–4)	1 (0–3)	0.174	13 (37.1)	5 (4–6)	2 (0–7)	0.042
Anxiety	3 (0–5)	1 (0–3)	0.078	16 (45.7)	5 (4–8)	2 (0–5)	0.004
Drowsiness	3 (0–5)	3 (0–4)	0.707	13 (38.2)	5 (5–7)	3 (3–5)	0.124
Dyspnea	0 (0–2)	0 (0–3)	0.660	6 (17.1)	5 (4–6)	2 (1–3)	0.063
Anorexia	5 (3–8)	5 (3–7)	0.787	22 (64.7)	6 (5–9)	5 (4–8)	0.100
Feeling of well-being	5 (3–7)	4 (3–7)	0.299	25 (73.5)	6 (5–7)	4 (3–7)	0.028
Sleep	4 (2–6)	5 (3–7)	0.257	18 (52.9)	6 (6–8)	7 (5–8)	0.887
SDS	33 (21–44)	27 (20–35)	0.167	---	---	---	---

Abbreviations: ESAS, Edmonton Symptom Assessment System; FU, follow-up; IQR, interquartile range;