The Efficacy of Moxibustion for Breast Cancer Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Myelosuppression during Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Study
Table 2
Comparison of the ANC count reduction grading between the two groups.
Chemotherapy course
Group
n
ANC reduction grading
Grade 0
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
1st course
MOX
48
15 (31.3)
3 (6.3)
8 (16.7)
15 (31.3)
7 (14.6)
CON
44
10 (22.7)
5 (11.4)
6 (13.6)
13 (29.5)
10 (22.7)
2nd course
MOX
48
15 (31.3)
4 (8.3)
16 (33.3)
11 (22.9)
2 (4.2)
CON
44
14 (31.8)
7 (15.9)
7 (15.9)
15 (34.1)
1 (2.3)
3rd course
MOX
48
16 (33.3)
3 (6.3)
14 (29.2)
12 (25.0)
3 (6.3)
CON
43
14 (32.6)
2 (4.7)
13 (30.2)
11 (25.6)
3 (7.0)
4th course
MOX
42
22 (52.4)
2 (4.8)
8 (19.0)
6 (14.3)
4 (9.5)
CON
37
13 (35.1)
5 (13.5)
7 (18.9)
10 (27.0)
2 (5.4)
5th course
MOX
34
27 (79.4)
3 (8.8)
1 (2.9)
2 (5.9)
1 (2.9)
CON
33
20 (60.6)
1 (3.0)
4 (12.1)
5 (15.2)
3 (9.1)
6th course
MOX
27
18 (66.7)
5 (18.5)
2 (7.4)
1 (3.7)
1 (3.7)
CON
25
16 (64.0)
1 (4.0)
3 (12.0)
3 (12.0)
2 (8.0)
7th course
MOX
20
15 (75.0)
0 (0.0)
2 (10.0)
1 (5.0)
2 (10.0)
CON
22
10 (45.5)
7 (31.8)
2 (9.1)
2 (9.1)
1 (4.5)
8th course
MOX
12
10 (83.3)
1 (8.3)
1 (8.3)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
CON
13
7 (53.8)
3 (23.1)
2 (15.4)
0 (0.0)
1 (7.7)
Variables are expressed as the number of cases (percentage). .
