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Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

From: Comparison of darbepoetin alfa dosed weekly (QW) vs. extended dosing schedule (EDS) in the treatment of anemia in patients receiving multicycle chemotherapy in a randomized, phase 2, open-label trial

 

QW

EDS

 

(n = 374)

(n = 378)

Sex, n (%)

  

   Men

148 (40)

126 (33)

   Women

226 (60)

252 (67)

Race, n (%)

  

   White

301 (80)

309 (82)

   Black or African American

41 (11)

41 (11)

   Hispanic or Latino

21 (6)

12 (3)

   Asian

5 (1)

7 (2)

   Japanese

2 (1)

1 (<1)

   Other

4 (1)

8 (2)

Mean (SD) age, years

62.4 (12.5)

62.8 (13.0)

   95% CI

61.2, 63.7

61.5, 64.2

Age ≥65 years, n (%)

177 (47)

180 (48)

Age ≥75 years, n (%)

68 (18)

80 (21)

Primary tumor type, n (%)

  

   Breast

100 (27)

112 (30)

   Lung

91 (24)

101 (27)

   Gastrointestinal

89 (24)

72 (19)

   Gynecologic

29 (8)

30 (8)

   Leukemia

26 (7)

22 (6)

   Genitourinary

17 (5)

20 (5)

   Othera

22 (6)

21 (6)

Patients with stage IV cancer, n (%)b

183 (52)

179 (50)

Mean (SD) baseline Hbc (g/dL)

10.1 (0.9)

10.1 (0.8)

  1. aMay include head and neck and hematologic cancer
  2. bExcludes patients with small cell lung cancer
  3. cBaseline Hb values within 28 days after RBC transfusion were not excluded or imputed
  4. QW = once weekly; EDS = extended dosing schedule; SD = standard deviation; Hb = hemoglobin