Research Article
Uncaria tomentosa for Reducing Side Effects Caused by Chemotherapy in CRC Patients: Clinical Trial
Table 6
Frequency of side effects reported by CRC patients in adjuvant/palliative chemotherapy in interview at first and sixth cycle of the treatment.
| | After 1 chemotherapy cycle | After 6 chemotherapy cycles | | Not present | rarely | sometimes | often | Always | Not present | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | always |
| Fatigue | 60.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 54.3 | 5.7 | 22.9 | 5.7 | 11.4 | Insomnia | 86.8 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 0 | 97.1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vomiting | 78.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nausea | 60.5 | 15.8 | 21.1 | 2.6 | 0 | 80.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Dry skin | 91.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 88.6 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | Pruritus/itching | 81.6 | 2.6 | 10.5 | 0 | 5.3 | 91.4 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | Fever | 97.4 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Data expressed as % of the patients who had symptoms.
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