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Table 2 Treatment responses

From: Clinical significance of the cachexia index in patients with small cell lung cancer

Treatment response

LD

ED

High-CXI group (n = 83)

Low-CXI group (n = 24)

p

High-CXI group (n = 123)

Low-CXI group (n = 37)

p

Complete response (CR)

30 (36.1%)

1 (4.2%)

0.004

2 (1.6%)

0 (0.0%)

<  0.001

Partial response (PR)

49 (59.0%)

18 (75.0%)

 

103 (83.7%)

20 (54.1%)

 

Stable disease or progressive disease

1 (1.2%)

2 (8.3%)

 

15 (12.2%)

10 (27.0%)

 

Not available

3 (3.6%)

3 (12.5%)

 

3 (2.4%)

7 (18.9%)

 

Objective response rate (CR + PR)

79 (95.2%)

19 (79.2%)

0.026

105 (85.4%)

20 (54.1%)

<  0.001

  1. LD limited-stage disease, ED extensive-stage disease, CXI cachexia index