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Table 2 Dose reduction and treatment interruptions due to AEs

From: Rituximab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment in Chinese patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in routine practice: a prospective, multicentre, non-interventional study

Treatment interruption

Total (n = 279), n (%)

No history of heart or liver diseases (n = 215), n (%)

History of heart diseases (n = 23), n (%)

History of liver diseases (n = 44), n (%)

p value*

p value**

Dose reduction

13 (4.7)

9 (4.2)

1 (4.3)

3 (6.8)

1.000

0.435

Treatment discontinuation

8 (2.9)

2 (0.9)

2 (8.7)

5 (11.4)

0.048

0.002

  1. *Patients without history of heart or liver diseases were compared with those with history of heart diseases using Fisher’s exact test, and p values were obtained
  2. **Patients without history of heart or liver diseases were compared with those with history of liver diseases using Fisher’s exact test, and p values were obtained