Table 3 Means QOL scores over time

FACT-G

   Physical well-being (7 items)

21.8 (5.3)

16.9 (7.1)

16.1 (5.4)

12.8 (5.7)

21.4 (5.3)

19.1 (6.7)

20.2 (6.2)

20.2 (5.1)

   Social/family well-being (7 items)

19.7 (4.7)

19.7 (5.0)

18.9 (6.2)

19.4 (5.2)

18.9 (6.0)

19.6 (4.9)

20.1 (5.1)

17.2 (6.0)

   Emotional well-being (6 items)

16.1 (5.1)

15.6 (5.9)

15.5 (6.4)

13.6 (5.6)

14.1 (5.8)

16.3 (5.5)

16.8 (5.1)

16.4 (5.5)

   Functional well-being (7 items)

17.5 (6.7)

14.9 (6.3)

15.2 (6.6)

13.1 (5.4)

16.2 (6.9)

17.2 (6.5)

19.2 (6.0)

16.4 (7.2)

   FACT-G total (27 items)

73.0 (15.4)

65.1 (17.5)

63.4 (17.4)

57.1 (14.7)

69.0 (12.8)

70.3 (16.7)

74.6 (15.7)

68.9 (16.5)

FACT-L

   Lung cancer subscale (7 items)

19.0 (5.1)

19.3 (3.8)

19.3 (4.8)

18.8 (4.2)

18.9 (3.7)

18.9 (6.0)

20.3 (4.5)

20.4 (5.1)

   Trial outcome index-lung (21 items)

57.6 (12.5)

51.2 (13.3)

49.9 (13.8)

44.6 (10.6)

56.2 (10.8)

55.1 (15.9)

59.7 (14.2)

57.0 (14.8)

FACT-Taxane

   Neurotoxicity (11 items)

40.3 (4.1)

30.0 (9.4)

24.3 (9.3)

16.0 (7.2)

39.6 (5.6)

37.4 (7.2)

38.9 (5.5)

37.0 (7.0)

   Taxane (16 items)

59.9 (4.3)

47.5 (12.0)

41.0 (11.7)

30.4 (9.9)

59.1 (6.8)

56.5 (8.9)

58.3 (6.1)

55.4 (9.3)

   Trial outcome index-taxane (30 items)

98.9 (13.7)

78.9 (21.2)

70.9 (17.4)

55.8 (15.9)

96.7 (11.9)

92.5 (18.0)

97.7 (15.1)

91.8 (16.8)

FACIT-Sp

   Spirituality (12 items)

30.3 (9.8)

30.1 (9.6)

28.3 (11.8)

27.2 (12.4)

28.4 (11.5)

29.6 (9.8)

28.3 (11.4)

30.0 (9.4)