Table 1 Patients features in relation with chemotherapy schedule
Characteristics of patients | 1w-CDDP (N = 114) | 3w CDDP (N = 52) | χ2 | Entire series N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 92 (80.7%) | 33 (63.5%) | 0.0017 | 125 (75.3%) |
Female | 22 (19.3%) | 19 (36.5%) | 41 (24.7%) | |
Age | ||||
< 70 years | 90 (78.9%) | 50 (96.2%) | 0.005 | 140 (84.3%) |
> 70 years | 24 (21.1%) | 2 (3.8%) | 26 (15.7%) | |
Baseline KPS | ||||
90–100 | 60 (52.6%) | 49 (94.2%) | 0.000 | 109 (65.7%) |
70–80 | 52 (45.6%) | 3 (5.8%) | 55 (33.1%) | |
60 | 2 (1.8%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.2%) | |
Tobacco use | ||||
Currently < 10 cigarettes/die | 14 (12.3%) | 4 (7.7%) | 0.000 | 18 (10.8%) |
Currently 10–20 cigarettes/die | 27 (23.7%) | 5 (9.6%) | 32 (19.3%) | |
Currently > 20 cigarettes/die | 31 (27.2%) | 3 (5.8%) | 34 (20.5%) | |
Stopped smoking > 5 years | 22 (19.3%) | 10 (19.2%) | 32 (20.5%) | |
Never smoking | 20 (17.5%) | 30 (57.7%) | 50 (30.1%) | |
Alcohol | ||||
Currently | 75 (65.8%) | 15 (28.8%) | 0.000 | 90 (54.2%) |
Past | 17 (14.9%) | 1 (1.9%) | 18 (10.8%) | |
Never | 22 (19.3%) | 29 (55.8%) | 51 (30.7%) | |
ND | 0 (0%) | 7 (13.5%) | 7 (4.2%) | |