Table 3 Effect of the treatment on performance status and symptom (n=38)

From: XELOX (capecitabine plus oxaliplatin) as first-line treatment for elderly patients over 70 years of age with advanced colorectal cancer

 

Patients (%)

Parameter

Improvement

Stabilisation

Worsening

ECOG performance status

20

60

20

Pain

23

63

14

Anorexia

26

54

20

Asthenia

37

37

26

Weight loss

26

60

14

  1. ECOG=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.
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