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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients treated with chemotherapy plus A. cinnamomea (AC) or placebo

From: A preliminary randomised controlled study of short-term Antrodia cinnamomea treatment combined with chemotherapy for patients with advanced cancer

 

Chemotherapy + AC (n = 17)

Chemotherapy + placebo (n = 20)

Sex (male/female)

10/7

8/12

Age (Mean ± SD)

56.71 ± 9.61

53.10 ± 10.86

Body weight in kg (Mean ± SD)

61.98 ± 9.09

60.36 ± 11.11

Months of prior treatment (Mean ± SD)

9.80 ± 3.46

8.55 ± 4.03

Tumor location (TNM stage, AJCC, 2002)

 Lung (stage IV)

1

7

 Breast (stage IV)

4

4

 Stomach (stage III-IV)

5

5

 Liver (stage III-IV)

3

1

 Colorectal (stage IV)

4

3