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Table 3 Median duration of multi-modality treatment by stage, year of diagnosis and median age

From: Real world duration of curative intent breast, colorectal, non-small cell lung, and prostate cancer treatment

 

Median duration of multi-modality therapy in weeks (IQR)

p-value

Breast

 Stage

  I

17.6 (14.0–25.0)

< 0.001

  II

27.6 (20.3–34.0)

 

  III

30.4 (22.7–36.1)

 

 Year of diagnosis

  2010–11

25.3 (15.7–33.3)

< 0.001

  2012–13

24.3 (16.6–32.3)

 

  2014–15

23.3 (18.9–29.3)

 

  2016

28.0 (18.6–36.8)

 

 Age

   < = 55 (the median)

26.0 (18.4–33.1)

< 0.001

   > 55

22.1 (15.7–31.3)

 

Colorectal

 Stage

  I

14.3 (4.5–25.3)

< 0.001

  II

22.1 (12.4–30.4)

 

  III

27.9 (16.0–31.9)

 

 Year of diagnosis

  2010–11

16.3 (11.7–30.1)

< 0.001

  2012–13

27.6 (14.7–31.6)

 

  2014–15

28.9 (21.9–32.7)

 

  2016

20.3 (13.5–28.1)

 

 Age

   < = 58 (the median)

26.3 (14.8–31.0)

0.18

   > 58

27.6 (14.0–32.0)

 

NSCLC

 Stage

  I

4.1 (1.4–14.5)

< 0.001

  II

16.3 (9.0–19.7)

 

  III

7.3 (6.0–12.4)

 

Year of diagnosis

  2010–11

7.0 (5.8–15.8)

0.002

  2012–13

10.1 (6.0–17.0)

 

  2014–15

9.3 (6.0–17.4)

 

  2016

6.7 (6.0–14.5)

 

 Age

   < = 60 (the median)

10.1 (6.0–17.4)

0.21

   > 60

7.0 (5.8–14.2)

 

Prostate

 Stage

 

< 0.001

  I

7.9 (6.9–8.1)

 

  II

7.3 (5.4–7.7)

 

  III

7.4 (7.1–7.9)

 

 Year of diagnosis

  2010–11

7.3 (5.7–7.7)

0.29

  2012–13

7.3 (5.4–7.7)

 

  2014–15

7.4 (6.0–7.9)

 

  2016

7.4 (7.0–7.9)

 

 Age

   < = 61 (the median)

7.3 (5.4–7.9)

0.57

   > 61

7.4 (5.0–7.7)

 
  1. Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range