Psychological response of patients receiving two drug regimens for lung carcinoma.
Seventy-seven patients with small cell lung carcinoma were assigned randomly to two chemotherapy regimens to assess their psychological response to each regimen. One produced less depression and fatigue than the other, despite the absence of differences in tumor response.
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003863:Depression / Q000139:chemically induced; D005221:Fatigue / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014750:Vincristine