Research Article
Efficacy of Contact Needle Therapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Table 2
Results of symptoms scores pre- and post-CNT and clinical evolutions of patients.
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| CTCAE | | | | | | | Before | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | After | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | FACT/GOG-NTX | | | | | | | Before | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 9 | After | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Breakthrough pain | | | | | | | Before | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | After | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Patients’ evaluation | Improved | Improved | Improved | Improved | Improved | Improved | Last responsible chemotherapy (month ago) | Concurrent 12 | 26 | 16 | Concurrent 16 | Concurrent 12 | Concurrent 1 | Adverse effect of CNT | None | None | None | None | None | None |
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Breakthrough pain: 0 (None)~4 (Very severe).
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