Altered Brain Functional Connectivity in Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients after Chemotherapy Treatment: A Resting-State fMRI Study

Table 1

Summary of demographics of the two groups. Statistical analysis (two-group, one-tailed, and Student’s -test) is performed between the two groups. Cancer stages and regimens for the patient group are presented as well.

	Controls ()	Patients ()	value
Age (years)	56.38 (7.63)	54.78 (5.98)	0.49
Education (years)	17 (6.44)	13.31 (4.9)	0.07
Gender
Male	9 (69%)	15 (79%)	0.53
Female	4 (31%)	4 (21%)
Smoking	2 (14%)	12 (63%)	0.002
Stage	—	IIB – 9 (47%)
	—	IIIA – 8 (42%)
	—	IIIB – 2 (11%)
Regimen_1		14 (74%)
Regimen_2		5 (26%)

Regimen_1: Cisplatin 60–80 mg/m² day 1 + Etoposide 100–120 mg/m² days 1–3 (every 21 days); Regimen_2: Carboplatin 5 AUC day 1 + Etoposide 100–120 mg/m² days 1–3 (every 21 days).