4. QOL and treatment response
Pretreatment emotional functioning was significantly better in patients who responded to treatment
and those with stable disease when compared with non-responders(Table V). The rest of the items were
comparable between responders, patients with stable disease, and those with progressive disease.
Interestingly, there was no significant difference in emotional status among patients with performance
status (PS) 0, 1, 2, however emotional status became significantly worse in patients with PS3. At the
same time, PS itself was significantly better in responders (CR+RR group) when compared to