Original Article

Efficacy of Goshajinkigan for Peripheral Neurotoxicity of Oxaliplatin in Patients with Advanced or Recurrent Colorectal Cancer

Table 2

Details of FOLFOX therapy.

Group A ( )Group B ( )Group C ( )Group D ( )Total ( )

FOLFOX
 FOLFOX44003337
 mFOLFOX6714211153
Cumulative oxaliplatin Dose (mg  )
 Median807.5500.0750.0680.0680.0
 Mean726.3534.3686.7625.0632.3
 Range300–850170–850180–850235–850170–850
Total oxaliplatin dose 500 mg  90.9%42.9%90.5%81.8%78.9%
 Percentage of patients ( )( )( )( )( )
 in group
No. of courses
 Median10.06.010.08.08.5
 Mean8.96.88.87.98.0
 Range4–102–103–103–102–10

Group A, GJG; Group B, Ca/Mg; Group C, GJG + Ca/Mg; Group D, no therapy.
GJG, goshajinkigan; Ca, calcium gluconate; Mg, magnesium sulfate.