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. 2024 Jul 20;16(14):2597. doi: 10.3390/cancers16142597

Table 2.

Characteristics of studies not included for meta-analysis (N = 5).

Authors (Year)/
Location
Study Design Cancer Stages Samples(N)/
F(%)/
Mean Age [Range]
Primary Regimens Chemotoxicity Measures Prevalence of Top Moderate-to-Severe Chemotoxicity Subgroups
Brown et al. (2022) [36]/
USA
P Colon/
II-III
533/
F56%/
59 [47–70]
5-FU Physicians’ chart and progress note review Discontinuation of chemotherapy (13%)
Cespedes Feliciano et al. (2017) [37]/USA P Colon/
II-IV
533/
F55.4%/
59 [no data]
5-FU Physicians’ chart and progress note review and EMR ICD9 codes Early discontinuation (36%)/
Neuropathy (24.1%)
Decoster et al. (2018) [38]/Europe P Older Adults
mCRC/
IV
252/
F38%/
77 [69–91]
5-FU Physicians’ chart and progress note review Vascular toxicity (35%)/
GI toxicity (13.6%)
Grimes, C. (2022) [42]/
USA
R CRC/III 89/
F58%/
62 [no data]
5-FU Physicians’ chart and progress note review Diarrhea (6.7%)/
Nausea (5.6%)
Looijaard et al. (2020) [47]/Europe P Older Adults
Colon/III
53/
F45%/
71 [68–74]
5-FU Physicians’ chart and progress note review Dose reduction/
incompletion (52.8%)

Note: CRC: colorectal cancer; EMR: electronic medical record; F: female; 5-FU: 5-Fluorouracil; GI: gastrointestinal; ICD-9: international classification of diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9); mCRC: metastasis CRC; and PRO-CTCAE: patient-reported outcomes version of the common terminology criteria for adverse events.