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. 2022 Nov 15;12:19547. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-23793-7

Table 2.

Subject characteristics for the women who were diagnosed with and undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer (BC).

Characteristics Frequency (%)
Cancer stage
I 4 (19)
II 9 (43)
III 4 (19)
Not identified/missing 4 (19)
Menopause status
Post-menopausal 12 (57)
Pre-menopausal 9 (43)
Chemotherapy drugs
Included as part of total treatment regimen
 Doxorubicin 8
 Capecitabine 1
 Carboplatin 10
 Cyclophosphamide 10
 Docetaxel 12
 Paclitaxel 7
Chemotherapy treatment combination/sequence
Treatment received up to enrollment date
 Doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide 2 (10)
 Doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel 5 (23)
 Doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, capecitabine 1 (5)
 Docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab, pertuzumab 8 (38)
 Docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab 2 (10)
 Docetaxel, cyclophosphamide 2 (10)
 Paclitaxel 1 (5)
Mean time Days (± SD)
Average time between most recent treatment and psychological questionnaires 11.4 (11.3)
Range of time between most recent treatment and psychological questionnaires 0–40
Average time between most recent treatment and stool samples 13 (14.4)
Range of time between most recent treatment and stool samples 0–42

Data are displayed as n (%), mean days (± SD).