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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2014; 20(6): 1565-1573
Published online Feb 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i6.1565
Table 2 Treatment characteristics according to hematological toxicity in 399 consecutive patients with metastatic colorectal cancer n (%)
All (n = 399)Anemia (n= 397)
Neutropenia (n= 396)
Thrombopenia (n= 396)
No (n= 33)Yes (n= 364)PNo (n= 114)Yes (n= 282)PNo (n= 163)Yes (n= 233)P
Lines of chemotherapy0.3< 10-40.053
< 246(11.5)2(6.1)44(12.1)25(21.9)21(7.4)25(15.3)21(9)
≥ 2353(88.5)31(93.9)320(87.9)89(78.1)261(92.6)138(84.7)212(91)
Lines of chemotherapy
n39933364114282163233
Mean ± SD4.4 ± 2.55 ± 2.84.4 ± 2.50.2663.4 ± 2.14.9 ± 2.6< 10-43.9 ± 2.44.9 ± 2.6< 10-4
Median (min-max)4 (1-13)4 (1-11)4 (1-13)3 (1-9)5 (1-13)3 (1-12)5 (1-13)
Number of drugs0.760< 10-4< 10-3
120(5)2(6.1)18(4.9)13(11.4)7(2.5)15(9.2)5(2.1)
279(19.8)5(15.2)74(20.3)34(29.8)45(16.0)42(25.8)37(15.9)
3300(75.2)26(78.8)272(74.7)67(58.8)230(81.6)106(65.0)191(82.0)
Bevacizumab0.6130.0220.245
Yes226(57.1)17(53.1)209(57.7)54(48.2)171(60.9)86(53.8)139(59.7)
No170(42.9)15(46.9)153(42.3)58(51.8)110(39.1)74(46.3)94(40.3)
Missing3122130
Anti- EGFR mab0.7890.0040.096
Yes165(41.6)14(43.8)150(41.3)34(30.4)130(46.1)59(36.6)105(45.1)
No232(58.4)18(56.3)213(58.7)78(69.6)152(53.9)102(63.4)128(54.9)
Missing2112020
Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor use0.838< 10-40.003
Yes105(26.7)9(28.1)95(26.5)10(9.2)94(33.5)30(18.8)74(32.2)
No288(73.3)23(71.9)264(73.5)99(90.8)187(66.5)130(81.3)156(67.8)
Missing6155133
EPO use0.0490.570.41
Yes76(19.4)2(6.3)74(20.7)23(21.1)52(18.6)34(21.3)41(17.9)
No316(80.6)30(93.8)284(79.3)86(78.9)228(81.4)126(78.8)188(82.1)
Missing7165(4.6)234
Surgery of primary tumor0.0520.0590.487
Yes323(81.2)31(93.9)291(80.2)86(75.4)235(83.6)129(79.6)192(82.4)
No75(18.8)2(6.1)72(19.8)28(24.6)46(16.4)33(20.4)41(17.6)
Missing1010110
Surgery of metastatic site0.1480.0070.001
Yes102(25.7)13(40.6)103(28.4)22(19.6)94(33.3)33(20.4)83(35.8)
No295(74.3)19(59.4)260(71.6)90(80.4)188(66.7)129(79.6)149(64.2)
Missing2112011