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Table 1 Patient Characteristics

From: The difference between dacomitinib and afatinib in effectiveness and safety in first-line treatment of patients with advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer: a real-world observational study

 

All (n = 101)

Dacomitinib (n = 31)

Afatinib(n = 70)

p-value

Age ≥ 65 years

53 (52.5)

19 (61.3)

34 (48.6)

0.240

Male

41 (40.6)

10 (32.3)

31 (44.3)

0.257

Smoking

38 (37.6)

10 (32.3)

28 (40.0)

0.461

ECOG PS ≥ 2

3 (3.0)

1 (3.2)

2 (2.9)

1.000

EGFR mutation

   

0.293

Del 19

37 (36.6)

9 (29.0)

28 (40.0)

 

L858R

64 (63.4)

22 (71.0)

42 (60.0)

 

Metastasis organ

    

Lung metastasis

34 (33.7)

7 (22.6)

27 (38.6)

0.119

LN metastasis

79 (78.2)

24 (77.4)

55 (78.6)

0.897

Pleural metastasis

46 (45.5)

16 (51.6)

30 (42.9)

0.417

Liver metastasis

12 (11.9)

5 (16.1)

7 (10.0)

0.382

Bone Metastasis

39 (38.6)

13 (41.9)

26 (37.1)

0.649

CNS metastasis

13 (12.9)

1 (3.2)

12 (17.1)

0.061

Adrenal metastasis

5 (5.0)

2 (6.5)

3 (4.3)

0.641

EGFR-TKI Treatment

    

Standard dose

29 (28.7)

5 (16.1)

24 (34.3)

0.064

Adjust dose

12 (11.9)

4 (12.9)

8 (11.4)

1.000

Discontinuation

7 (6.9)

4 (12.9)

3 (4.3)

0.118

Local radiation therapy

29 (28.7)

12 (38.7)

17 (24.3)

0.147

Response

   

0.522

Partial response

85 (84.2)

25 (80.6)

60 (85.7)

 

Stable disease

16 (15.8)

6 (19.4)

10 (14.3)

 
  1. CNS central nervous system: ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status: EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor: LN Lymph Node: TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor
  2. Continuous variables are presented as the mean (standard deviation) or median (interquartile range); categorical variables are presented as the number and percentage