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Table 5 Subgroup analysis. Comparison of the survival after dose reduction versus full dosage in different subgroups analyzed by Kaplan-Meier procedure and Log-Rank test (Chemotherapy (CTX))

From: Chemotherapy for metastatic colon cancer: No effect on survival when the dose is reduced due to side effects

 

Dosage reduction

Log-rank

Yes (≤ 80%)

No (100%)

 

Mean (Median) survival in months

p-value

Age

< 65

22.0 (14.6)

17.1 (12.0)

.170

≥65

18.8 (14.9)

21.2 (15.8)

.764

Sex

Male

23.5 (16.0)

18.6 (14.9)

.339

Female

17.2 (13.1)

17.4 (12.7)

.170

T stage

T3

27.8 (26.4)

25.8 (14.9)

.525

T4

15.6 (13.8)

14.1 (12.7)

.960

Tx

24.3 (10.4)

14.1 (7.7)

.273

N stage

N0

25.9 (23.6)

30.5 (14.9)

.851

N1

20.7 (13.9)

24.1 (12.3)

.669

N2

21.3 (26.4)

13.3 (16.7)

.024

Nx

20.4 (16.0)

13.2 (7.7)

.294

Grading

G2

24.1 (17.8)

22.0 (16.1)

.570

G3

17.5 (14.5)

10.6 (10.4)

.062

Gx

26.8 (26.8)

25.5 (3.0)

.808

L stage

L0

19.7 (17.8)

30.7 (21.0)

.541

L1

23.3 (13.9)

16.9 (17.5)

.485

Lx

18.1 (14.8)

16.3 (12.0)

.561

V stage

V0

28.8 (23.6)

26.9 (21.0)

.828

V1

20.3 (13.9)

15.7 (16.7)

.311

Vx

16.9 (14.5)

15.9 (11.8)

.671

Charlson Score for Comorbidities

6

20.6 (14.8)

19.6 (12.0)

.424

7–10

23.3 (15.0)

19.6 (16.1)

.632

Oncological resection/Surgery

Yes

22.1 (14.9)

23.8 (17.5)

.997

No

19.6 (12.9)

12.9 (7.6)

.301

No. of CTX lines

1

10.1 (10.4)

8.4 (3.0)

.565

2

23.1 (17.9)

23.5 (15.8)

.896

3

24.7 (23.6)

16.6 (12.3)

.238

Biological CTX

Yes

29.4 (26.8)

23.5 (11.8)

.371

No

13.2 (13.1)

14.6 (14.9)

.823

CTX regimen sequence

FOLFOX- > FOLFIRI

22.0 (20.2)

26.5 (17.5)

.425

FOLFIRI- > FOLFOX

12.3 (12.3)

16.4 (14.9)

.631

FOLFOX

9.7 (12.9)

7.7 (3.6)

.829

FOLFIRI

62.3 (90.7)

13.0 (3.9)

.300