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. 2009 Jul 2;100(10):1931–1934. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2009.01273.x

Table 3.

Cumulative smoking dose and clinical outcomes

Smoking dose (pack‐years [PY]) Number Response rate (%) P‐values* MST (months) P‐values* MPFS (months) P‐values*
0 (Never‐smokers) 178 94 (52.8%) 18.3 6.3
0 < PY < 13  33 15 (45.5%) 0.78 18.7 0.71 5.1 0.61
13 < PY < 40  92 26 (28.3%) 0.019 9.6 0.0024 2.6 0.0015
40 < PY 105 21 (20.0%) 0.0004 9.5 0.0015 2.2 < 0.0001
*

The difference was examined between pack‐year categories and never‐smokers.

MPFS, median progression‐free survival time; MST, median survival time.