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Table 3 Incidence of chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia, by chemotherapy agenta

From: Risk and consequences of chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in US clinical practice

 

Incidence Proportion (95% CI)

All Agents

Carboplatin

Cisplatin

Cyclophosphamide

Fluorouracil

Gemcitabine

Oxaliplatin

Vincristine

Evidence of Primary, Secondary, Unspecified Thrombocytopenia and/or Bleeding Events, Receipt of TPOs, or Platelets During Chemotherapy

 Course

(n = 215,508)

(n = 60,966)

(n = 22,393)

(n = 83,665)

(n = 42,970)

(n = 6617)

(n = 33,822)

(n = 14,610)

  Overall

9.7 (9.6–9.8)

13.2 (12.9–13.5)

9.9 (9.5–10.3)

6.1 (5.9–6.3)

10.9 (10.6–11.2)

13.5 (12.7–14.3)

11.4 (11.1–11.8)

9.6 (9.1–10.1)

  Inpatient

3.0 (2.9–3.1)

4.2 (4.1–4.4)

4.3 (4.1–4.6)

1.6 (1.5–1.7)

3.0 (2.9–3.2)

5.5 (4.9–6.0)

2.9 (2.7–3.1)

3.5 (3.2–3.8)

  Outpatient

6.7 (6.6–6.8)

9.0 (8.7–9.2)

5.6 (5.3–5.9)

4.5 (4.3–4.6)

7.9 (7.6–8.1)

8.0 (7.4–8.7)

8.5 (8.2–8.8)

6.1 (5.7–6.5)

 All Cycles

(n = 988,195)

(n = 251,611)

(n = 67,304)

(n = 435,897)

(n = 210,734)

(n = 22,310)

(n = 179,105)

(n = 57,387)

  Overall

2.8 (2.8–2.9)

4.2 (4.2–4.3)

4.1 (3.9–4.2)

1.5 (1.5–1.5)

3.2 (3.1–3.3)

5.2 (4.9–5.5)

3.3 (3.2–3.4)

3.2 (3.1–3.4)

  Inpatient

0.7 (0.7–0.7)

1.1 (1.0–1.1)

1.5 (1.4–1.6)

0.3 (0.3–0.3)

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

1.7 (1.5–1.9)

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

  Outpatient

2.1 (2.1–2.2)

3.2 (3.1–3.2)

2.6 (2.4–2.7)

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

2.6 (2.5–2.6)

3.5 (3.2–3.7)

2.7 (2.7–2.8)

2.3 (2.2–2.4)

 Cycle 1

(n = 215,508)

(n = 60,966)

(n = 22,393)

(n = 83,665)

(n = 42,970)

(n = 6617)

(n = 33,822)

(n = 14,610)

  Overall

2.7 (2.6–2.8)

3.9 (3.7–4.0)

3.7 (3.5–4.0)

1.7 (1.6–1.8)

2.0 (1.9–2.2)

7.0 (6.4–7.6)

1.5 (1.4–1.7)

4.1 (3.8–4.4)

  Inpatient

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.4 (1.4–1.5)

1.7 (1.5–1.9)

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

3.0 (2.6–3.5)

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

1.5 (1.3–1.7)

  Outpatient

1.7 (1.7–1.8)

2.4 (2.3–2.6)

2.0 (1.9–2.2)

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

4.0 (3.5–4.4)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

2.6 (2.3–2.8)

 Cycle 2

(n = 186,607)

(n = 51,796)

(n = 17,777)

(n = 76,661)

(n = 36,785)

(n = 4255)

(n = 29,562)

(n = 11,552)

  Overall

2.7 (2.6–2.8)

3.7 (3.6–3.9)

3.9 (3.6–4.2)

1.4 (1.4–1.5)

2.9 (2.8–3.1)

5.1 (4.4–5.7)

2.5 (2.3–2.7)

3.0 (2.7–3.3)

  Inpatient

0.8 (0.7–0.8)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

0.3 (0.2–0.3)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

  Outpatient

1.9 (1.9–2.0)

2.7 (2.6–2.8)

2.5 (2.3–2.7)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

2.0 (1.8–2.1)

3.7 (3.1–4.2)

1.8 (1.6–1.9)

2.1 (1.9–2.4)

 Cycle 3+

(n = 586,080)

(n = 138,849)

(n = 27,134)

(n = 275,571)

(n = 130,979)

(n = 11,438)

(n = 115,721)

(n = 31,225)

  Overall

2.9 (2.9–3.0)

4.6 (4.5–4.7)

4.4 (4.2–4.7)

1.4 (1.4–1.5)

3.7 (3.6–3.8)

4.1 (3.8–4.5)

4.0 (3.9–4.1)

2.9 (2.7–3.1)

  Inpatient

0.5 (0.5–0.6)

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

1.4 (1.2–1.5)

0.3 (0.2–0.3)

0.5 (0.5–0.5)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.5 (0.5–0.6)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

  Outpatient

2.4 (2.3–2.4)

3.7 (3.6–3.8)

3.0 (2.8–3.3)

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

3.1 (3.1–3.2)

3.1 (2.8–3.4)

3.5 (3.4–3.6)

2.2 (2.0–2.3)

  1. aOnly first eight cycles were considered in analyses described herein; agent-specific subgroups are not mutually exclusive