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Table 2 Number of patients receiving anti-tumor treatment near death

From: Anti-tumor treatment and healthcare consumption near death in the era of novel treatment options for patients with melanoma brain metastases

 

Overall

N = 100

n (%)

BRAF + 

N = 66

n (%)

BRAF -

N = 34

n (%)

P-value

X2

Systemic treatment

 last 3 months

 Last month

 Last week

72 (72%)

34 (34%)

6 (6%)

56 (85%)

28 (42%)

5 (8%)

16 (47%)

6 (18%)

1 (3%)

 < 0.001

0.01

0.36

Localized treatment

 last 3 months

 Last month

 Last week

40 (40%)

14 (14%)

4 (4%)

22 (33%)

9 (14%)

3 (5%)

18 (52%)

5 (15%)

1 (3%)

0.06

0.88

0.58 a

  1. aFisher’s exact test