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Table 2 Subject characteristics by chemotherapy categories (ITT population)

From: Single-dose fosaprepitant for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy regimens: a subgroup analysis from a randomized clinical trial of response in subjects by cancer type

 

Fosaprepitant regimen

Control regimen

n (%)

GI or colorectal cancers (n = 135)

Lung cancer (n = 129)

Breast cancer (n = 110)

Gynecologic cancer (n = 81)

GI or colorectal cancers (n = 132)

Lung cancer (n = 125)

Breast cancer (n = 121)

Gynecologic cancer (n = 71)

Single-day regimens

 Single MEC

4 (3.0)

12 (9.3)

10 (9.1)

9 (11.1)

4 (3.0)

21 (16.8)

3 (2.5)

7 (9.9)

 MEC + ≥1 LEC

24 (17.8)

96 (74.4)

90 (81.8)

72 (89)

16 (12.1)

88 (70.4)

106 (87.6)

61 (85.9)

 MEC + MEC

0

0

0

0

1 (0.8)

0

1 (0.8)

1 (1.4)

Multiple-day regimens

 MEC (day 1) + ≥1 LEC beyond day 1

100 (74.1)

18 (14.0)

0

0

94 (71.2)

14 (11.2)

0

2 (2.8)

 MEC (day 1) + ≥1 MEC + ≥1 LEC

5 (3.7)

0

0

0

15 (11.4)

0

0

0

Non-MEC regimens or no MEC on day 1

 LEC only

2 (1.5)

0

8 (7.3)

0

2 (1.5)

1 (0.8)

8 (6.6)

0

 Chemotherapy on day 2 onlya

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 HEC regimens

0

3 (2.3)

2 (1.8)

0

0

1 (0.8)

3 (2.5)

0

 Cisplatin-based

3 (2.3)

1 (0.8)

 AC-based

2 (1.8)

3 (2.5)

  1. AC anthracycline + cyclophosphamide, HEC highly emetogenic chemotherapy, ITT intent to treat, LEC low emetogenic chemotherapy, MEC moderately emetogenic chemotherapy
  2. aSubject received MEC + LEC on day 2