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Table 6 Functional scales in maintenance therapy arms 1–3, and arms 2+3 versus control arm 5

From: A new promising way of maintenance therapy in advanced ovarian cancer: a comparative clinical study

Characteristic

Arm 1

(n = 46)

Arm 2

(n = 76)

Arm 3

(n = 42)

Arms 2+3

(n = 118)

Arm 5

(n = 80)

At screening

 MS ± SD

81.23 ± 4.42

82.05 ± 4.62

82.18 ± 4.62

82.09 ± 4.60

81.87 ± 5.16

 p*

0.4464

0.8218

0.7500

0.7516

 

After combined treatment

 MS ± SD

66.49 ± 5.10

67.51 ± 4.78

66.95 ± 4.84

67.32 ± 4.79

67.15 ± 4.92

 p*

0.4440

0.6504

0.8337

0.8202

 

At the end of the study

 MS ± SD

50.90 ± 9.74

55.04 ± 6.68

53.41 ± 7.39

54.41 ± 6.96

48.10 ± 6.09

 p*

0.2122

< 0.0001

0.0055

0.0001

 
  1. MS mean score, SD standard deviation
  2. *Student’s test was applied to determine the differences between arms 1–3 vs arm 5 and arms 2+3 vs arm 5
  3. NOTE. Bold font indicates p < 0.05