Table 2.

Treatment course and acute adverse events

CharacteristicOverall,
N = 72
Standard chemotherapy (COM),
n = 32
R + standard chemotherapy (R-COM),
n = 40
P value 
First-line treatment duration, median (IQR), wk 14 (7-17) 10 (2-16) 15 (12-17) .023 
Completed first-line cycles, median (IQR), number of cycles 6.00 (2.75-6.00) 3.00 (1.00-6.00) 6.00 (3.75- 6.00) .003 
Interval between first-line cycles, median (IQR), wk 2.00 (1.75- 3.00) 2.00 (1.00- 3·00) 3.00 (2.00-3.00) .13 
Received second-line treatment, n (%) 23 (32) 6 (19) 17 (43) .032 
All adverse events, n 63 17 46  
Patients who experienced adverse events, n (%) 20 (28) 5 (16) 15 (38) .039 
Patients with grade 3/4 adverse events, n (%) 12 (17) 5 (16) 7 (18) .8 
Patients with grade 3/4 hematological adverse events , n (%) 6 (8.3) 3 (9.4) 3 (7.5) >.9 
Anemia 1 (1.4) 1 (3.1) 0 (5.0) .4 
Neutropenia 6 (8.3) 3 (9.4) 3 (7.5) >.9 
Patients with grade 3/4 nonhematological adverse events , n (%) 12 (17) 5 (16) 7 (18) .8 
Febrile neutropenia 6 (8.3) 3 (9.4) 3 (7.5) >.9 
Sepsis 6 (8.3) 3 (9.4) 3 (7.5) >.9 
Oral mucositis 2 (2.8) 1 (3.1) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Fever 1 (1.4) 1 (3.1) 0 (0) .4 
Nausea 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Vomiting 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Diarrhea 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Hypotension 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Acute kidney injury 1 (1.4) 1 (3.1) 0 (0) >.9 
Infusion-related reactions 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0)  
CharacteristicOverall,
N = 72
Standard chemotherapy (COM),
n = 32
R + standard chemotherapy (R-COM),
n = 40
P value 
First-line treatment duration, median (IQR), wk 14 (7-17) 10 (2-16) 15 (12-17) .023 
Completed first-line cycles, median (IQR), number of cycles 6.00 (2.75-6.00) 3.00 (1.00-6.00) 6.00 (3.75- 6.00) .003 
Interval between first-line cycles, median (IQR), wk 2.00 (1.75- 3.00) 2.00 (1.00- 3·00) 3.00 (2.00-3.00) .13 
Received second-line treatment, n (%) 23 (32) 6 (19) 17 (43) .032 
All adverse events, n 63 17 46  
Patients who experienced adverse events, n (%) 20 (28) 5 (16) 15 (38) .039 
Patients with grade 3/4 adverse events, n (%) 12 (17) 5 (16) 7 (18) .8 
Patients with grade 3/4 hematological adverse events , n (%) 6 (8.3) 3 (9.4) 3 (7.5) >.9 
Anemia 1 (1.4) 1 (3.1) 0 (5.0) .4 
Neutropenia 6 (8.3) 3 (9.4) 3 (7.5) >.9 
Patients with grade 3/4 nonhematological adverse events , n (%) 12 (17) 5 (16) 7 (18) .8 
Febrile neutropenia 6 (8.3) 3 (9.4) 3 (7.5) >.9 
Sepsis 6 (8.3) 3 (9.4) 3 (7.5) >.9 
Oral mucositis 2 (2.8) 1 (3.1) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Fever 1 (1.4) 1 (3.1) 0 (0) .4 
Nausea 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Vomiting 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Diarrhea 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Hypotension 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) >.9 
Acute kidney injury 1 (1.4) 1 (3.1) 0 (0) >.9 
Infusion-related reactions 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0)  

Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson χ2 test; Fisher exact test.

The total number of patients is less than the total number of grade 3 or 4 adverse events, because some patients experienced multiple events.

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