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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Efficacy and safety of lipegfilgrastim versus pegfilgrastim: a randomized, multicenter, active-control phase 3 trial in patients with breast cancer receiving doxorubicin/docetaxel chemotherapy

Characteristic

Pegfilgrastim 6 mg (n = 101)

Lipegfilgrastim 6 mg (n = 101)

Intent-to-treat/safety population

Per-protocol population

Intent-to-treat/safety population

Per-protocol population

Mean age, years (± SD)

51.1 (9.4)

50.9 (9.3)

49.9 (10.1)

49.3 (10.0)

 Age ≥65 years

7 (6.9)

6 (6.4)

7 (6.9)

6 (6.4)

Mean weight, kg (± SD) ≤

73.2 (14.6)

73.6 (14.8)

73.9 (17.1)

73 (16.4)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

101 (100.0)

94 (100.0)

101 (100.0)

94 (100.0)

 Male

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Country, n (%)

 Russia

63 (62.4)

61 (64.9)

63 (62.4)

60 (63.8)

 Ukraine

38 (37.6)

33 (35.1)

38 (37.6)

34 (36.2)

Reason for chemotherapy, n (%)

 Adjuvant therapy

74 (73.3)

70 (74.5)

75 (74.3)

71 (75.5)

 Treatment for metastatic disease

27 (26.7)

24 (25.5)

26 (25.7)

23 (24.5)

Disease stage, n (%)

 High-risk stage II

36 (35.6)

35 (37.2)

39 (38.6)

38 (40.4)

 Stage III

45 (44.6)

44(46.8)

48 (47.5)

46 (48.9)

 Stage IV

20 (19.8)

15 (16.0)

14 (13.9)

10 (10.6)

ECOG performance status,* n (%)

 01

47 (46.5)

46 (48.9)

45 (44.6)

44 (46.8)

 02

54 (53.5)

48 (51.1)

56 (55.4)

50 (53.2)

 03

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Months since first diagnosis

 Mean ± SD

6.1 ± 26.6

4.5 ± 20.3

5.3 ± 16.7

4.4 ± 15.6

 Median (range)

1.0 (0–185.0)

1.0 (0–185.0)

2.0 (0–130.0)

1.0 (0–130.0)

Breast surgery, n (%)

 Yes

41 (40.6)

57 (60.6)

51 (50.5)

45 (47.9)

 No

60 (59.4)

37 (39.4)

50 (49.5)

49 (52.1)

Months since last surgery

N with surgery

60

57

50

45

 Mean ± SD

9.1 ± 34.1

6.3 ± 25.8

6.7 ± 15.5

4.9 ± 12.3

 Median (range)

1.0 (0–185.0)

1.0 (0–185)

1.0 (0–72.0)

1.0 (0–185)

Type of breast surgery, n (%)

 Breast-conserving surgery

7 (6.9)

6 (6.4)

4 (4.0)

2 (2.1)

 Mastectomy

55 (54.5)

52 (55.3)

46 (45.5)

43 (45.7)

 Axillary lymphadenectomy

46 (45.5)

44 (46.8)

44 (43.6)

40 (42.6)

  1. *ECOG performance status: 0 = fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction; 1 = restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature, e.g., light housework, office work; 2 = ambulatory and capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities; up and about more than 50% of waking hours.
  2. Patients could be counted in multiple categories.
  3. ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, SD standard deviation.