Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Taxane Version 4 Questionnaire

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized 43-item self-report rating scale to measure the health related quality of life in patients receiving taxane containing chemotherapy. Originally developed by Cella, et al. in 1997, it combines the 27-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G), which is divided into five subscales: physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being, with a Taxane subscale that combines the 11-item Neurotoxicity subscale and 5 additional questions assessing symptoms related to arthralgia, myalgia, and skin discoloration.

**Synonyms:** - FAC063 - FACT-TAXANE V4 - FACT-Taxane Version 4