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. 2023 Aug 10;17:1586. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2023.1586

Table 5. Dose reductions and treatment interruption or discontinuation.

Cohort 1: Capecitabine Cohort 2: 5-FU
Overall (251) PPI (51) Non-PPI (200) p value Overall (196) PPI (52) Non-PPI (144) p value
Dose reduction
No
Yes
Missing

170 (67.7%)
70 (27.9%)
11 (4.4%)

36 (73.5%)
13 (26.5%)
2

134 (70.2%)
57 (29.8%)
9
0.73
162 (82.7%)
34 (17.6%)
0

43 (82.7%)
9 (17.3%)
0

119 (82.6%)
25 (17.4%)
0
1.00
Pause for toxicitya
No
Yes
Missing

229 (91.2%)
22 (8.8%)
9 (3.6%)

46 (93.9%)
3 (6.1%)
2

173 (89.6%)
20 (10.4%)
7
0.58
187 (95.4%)
9 (4.6%)
0

51 (98.1%)
1 (1.9%)
0

136 (94.4%)
8 (5.6%)
0
0.45
a

Temporary pause or definitive discontinuation

PPI: proton-pump inhibitors