Table 3.

Hematologic Recovery After Chemotherapy and Clinical Outcome by Treatment Assignment

EndpointMedian Days (IQR)*
G-CSF GroupPlacebo GroupP
Course I 
 Recovery to ANC >1,000/μL 16 (15-18) 22 (19-29) <.001 
 Duration of neutropenia 13 (10-16) 20 (15-27) <.001 
 Recovery to platelets >50,000/μL 16 (14-20) 19 (15-23) .003 
 Duration of thrombocytopenia 14 (9-17) 17 (11-22) .008 
 Fever >38.5°C 3 (1-5) 3 (2-7) .44 
 Hospitalization 22 (18-29) 28 (22-33) .02 
Course IIA 
 Recovery to ANC >1,000/μL 20 (6-25) 29 (22-31) <.001 
 Duration of neutropenia 5 (0-12) 13 (6-18) <.001 
 Recovery to platelets >50,000/μL 20 (17-22) 20 (18-22) .53 
 Duration of thrombocytopenia 7 (1-9) 5 (2-7) .21 
 Fever >38.5°C 0 (0-5) 0 (0-3) .78 
 Hospitalization 7 (0-17) 3 (0-14) .32 
Course IIB 
 Recovery to ANC >1,000/μL 25 (15-32) 31 (27-39) <.001 
 Duration of neutropenia 11 (4-17) 14 (10-25) .001 
 Recovery to platelets >50,000/μL 24 (21-31) 22 (0-28) .03 
 Duration of thrombocytopenia 10 (7-20) 7 (0-15) .02 
 Fever >38.5°C 1 (0-3) 1 (0-6) .26 
 Hospitalization 4 (0-21) 2 (0-15) .17 
Course III 
 Interval on study to the beginning of Course III 106 (96-117) 108 (103-117) .60 
EndpointMedian Days (IQR)*
G-CSF GroupPlacebo GroupP
Course I 
 Recovery to ANC >1,000/μL 16 (15-18) 22 (19-29) <.001 
 Duration of neutropenia 13 (10-16) 20 (15-27) <.001 
 Recovery to platelets >50,000/μL 16 (14-20) 19 (15-23) .003 
 Duration of thrombocytopenia 14 (9-17) 17 (11-22) .008 
 Fever >38.5°C 3 (1-5) 3 (2-7) .44 
 Hospitalization 22 (18-29) 28 (22-33) .02 
Course IIA 
 Recovery to ANC >1,000/μL 20 (6-25) 29 (22-31) <.001 
 Duration of neutropenia 5 (0-12) 13 (6-18) <.001 
 Recovery to platelets >50,000/μL 20 (17-22) 20 (18-22) .53 
 Duration of thrombocytopenia 7 (1-9) 5 (2-7) .21 
 Fever >38.5°C 0 (0-5) 0 (0-3) .78 
 Hospitalization 7 (0-17) 3 (0-14) .32 
Course IIB 
 Recovery to ANC >1,000/μL 25 (15-32) 31 (27-39) <.001 
 Duration of neutropenia 11 (4-17) 14 (10-25) .001 
 Recovery to platelets >50,000/μL 24 (21-31) 22 (0-28) .03 
 Duration of thrombocytopenia 10 (7-20) 7 (0-15) .02 
 Fever >38.5°C 1 (0-3) 1 (0-6) .26 
 Hospitalization 4 (0-21) 2 (0-15) .17 
Course III 
 Interval on study to the beginning of Course III 106 (96-117) 108 (103-117) .60 

*25th to 75th percentiles.

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