Cheng XW, Leng WH, Mu CL. Efficacy and safety of S-1 maintenance therapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(21): 5172-5179 [PMID: 33269253 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i21.5172]
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Chun-Ling Mu, BM BCh, Attending Doctor, Department of Ultrasound, Panzhihua Central Hospital, No. 34 Yikang Street, East District, Panzhihua 617067, Sichuan Province, China. 470589248@qq.com
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Respiratory System
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Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2020; 8(21): 5172-5179 Published online Nov 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i21.5172
Table 1 Comparison of clinical data between the two groups, n %
Clinical information
S-1 group (n = 47)
Gemcitabine group (n = 47)
χ2/t
P value
Gender
0.092
0.761
Male
27 (57.45)
26 (55.32)
Female
20 (42.55)
21 (44.68)
Types
0.361
0.548
Squamous carcinoma
23 (48.94)
25 (53.19)
Adenocarcinoma
24 (51.06)
22 (46.81)
TNM staging
0.130
0.719
Phase IIIB
36 (76.60)
37 (78.72)
Phase IV
11 (23.40)
10 (21.28)
Age (yr)
56.95 (4.15)
56.17 (4.01)
0.927
0.357
Weight (kg)
53.94 (3.52)
54.09 (3.61)
0.204
0.839
BMI (kg/m2)
21.14 (3.21)
21.51 (3.45)
0.538
0.592
Table 2 Comparison of efficacy between the two groups, n %
Curative effect
S-1 group (n = 47)
Gemcitabine group (n = 47)
χ2/t
P value
Complete remission
3 (6.38)
2 (4.26)
0.446
0.504
Remission
13 (27.66)
12 (25.53)
0.116
0.733
Controlled
17 (36.17)
18 (38.30)
0.097
0.755
Progressed
14 (29.79)
15 (31.91)
0.105
0.746
Total effective rate of treatment
16 (34.04)
14 (29.79)
0.416
0.519
Table 3 Comparison of quality-of-life scores between the two groups
GQOLI-74 score (point)
S-1 group (n = 47)
Gemcitabine group (n = 47)
t
P value
Material
60.53 (4.31)
59.97 (4.06)
0.648
0.518
Society
63.84 (3.54)
62.59 (3.61)
1.695
0.094
Psychology
67.14 (3.68)
66.42 (3.56)
0.964
0.338
Body
63.12 (3.97)
62.47 (3.78)
0.813
0.418
Table 4 Comparison of survival and progression-free survival between the two groups
Follow-up results
S-1 group (n = 47)
Gemcitabine group (n = 47)
t
P value
Progress-free survival (mo)
6.63 (1.02)
6.25 (0.94)
1.878
0.064
Survival (mo)
13.63 (1.52)
13.02 (1.45)
1.991
0.050
Table 5 Comparison of toxic and side effects between the two groups, n (%)
Toxic and side effects
S-1 group (n = 47)
Gemcitabine group (n = 47)
χ2
P value
Granulocytopenia
26 (55.32)
38 (80.85)
14.998
0.001
Nausea and vomiting
20 (42.55)
33 (70.21)
15.555
0.001
Diarrhea
8 (17.02)
23 (48.94)
23.048
0.001
Thrombocytopenia
23 (48.94)
26 (55.32)
0.816
0.366
Citation: Cheng XW, Leng WH, Mu CL. Efficacy and safety of S-1 maintenance therapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(21): 5172-5179