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Table 3 Crude incidence proportions for FN (broad definition) in cycle 1, cycle 2, cycles 3+, last cycle, and all cycles, respectively, by receipt of pegfilgrastim prophylaxis*

From: Use and effectiveness of pegfilgrastim prophylaxis in US clinical practice:a retrospective observational study

 

Commercial

Medicare

 

FN in Cycle

 

FN in Cycle

No. (%) in Each Category

No

Yes

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

No. (%) in Each Category

No

Yes

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Cycle 1

50,778

48,157 (95%)

2621 (5%)

 

71,037

64,249 (90%)

6788 (10%)

 

 Use of Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis

  No

16,512 (33%)

15,234 (92%)

1278 (8%)

–

20,195 (28%)

17,901 (89%)

2294 (11%)

–

  Yes

34,266 (67%)

32,923 (96%)

1343 (4%)

2.1 (1.9–2.2)

50,842 (72%)

46,348 (91%)

4494 (9%)

1.3 (1.3–1.4)

Cycle 2

41,769

40,810 (98%)

959 (2%)

 

59,412

56,343 (95%)

3069 (5%)

 

 Use of Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis

  No

11,719 (28%)

11,353 (97%)

366 (3%)

–

15,193 (26%)

14,282 (94%)

911 (6%)

–

  Yes

30,050 (72%)

29,457 (98%)

593 (2%)

1.6 (1.4–1.8)

44,219 (74%)

42,061 (95%)

2158 (5%)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

Cycles ≥3

98,075

96,006 (98%)

2069 (2%)

 

141,495

134,363 (95%)

7132 (5%)

 

 Use of Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis

  No

24,834 (25%)

24,229 (98%)

605 (2%)

–

43,012 (30%)

40,842 (95%)

2170 (5%)

–

  Yes

73,241 (75%)

71,777 (98%)

1464 (2%)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

98,483 (70%)

93,521 (95%)

4962 (5%)

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

Last Cycle

34,860

33,426 (96%)

1434 (4%)

 

51,989

45,392 (87%)

6597 (13%)

 

 Use of Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis

  No

10,188 (29%)

9705 (95%)

483 (5%)

–

20,099 (39%)

17,851 (89%)

2248 (11%)

–

  Yes

24,672 (71%)

23,721 (96%)

951 (4%)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

31,890 (61%)

27,541 (86%)

4349 (14%)

0.8 (0.8–0.8)

All Cycles

190,622

184,973 (97%)

5649 (3%)

 

271,944

254,955 (94%)

16,989 (6%)

 

 Use of Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis

  No

53,065 (28%)

50,816 (96%)

2249 (4%)

–

78,400 (29%)

73,025 (93%)

5375 (7%)

–

  Yes

137,557 (72%)

134,157 (98%)

3400 (2%)

1.7 (1.7–1.8)

193,544 (71%)

181,930 (94%)

11,614 (6%)

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

  1. FN febrile neutropenia
  2. *Only consecutive qualifying cycles, beginning with cycle 1, were considered in this analysis