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Table 2 Changes from baseline FACT-G and Fatigue scores for 37 patients who completed 3 months (top) and for 28 of these who completed 6 months (bottom)

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BASELINE mean±SD (range)

3 MONTHS mean±SD (range)

CHANGE in mean

P

Number of patients who

Improved (MID)

Worsened

No Change

FACT-G

83.6 ± 13.1

87.7 ± 13.4

4.1

<0.001

28

9

0

n=37

(62–105)

(53–108)

  

(22)

  

FATIGUE

37.4 ± 10.4

40.5 ± 9.0

3.1

<0.01

25

9

3

n=37

(14–52)

(19–52)

  

(17)

  
 

BASELINE Mean±SD (range)

6 MONTHS mean±SD (range)

CHANGE in mean

P

n

Improved (MID)

Worsened

No Change

FACT-G

82.5 ± 12.1

89.8 ± 12.1

7.3

<0.001

23

3

2

n=28

(62–104)

(69–107)

  

(22)

  

FATIGUE

36.6 ± 10.6

41 ± 10.3

4.4

<0.001

23

4

1

n=28

(14–50)

(16–52)

  

(18)

  
  1. Significance values for comparison of baseline scores with scores at 3 and 6 months are indicated (using paired t-test). Analysis of changes over time by one-way repeated ANOVA is given in the Results section.