Table 5. Dose intensity of chemotherapy agents received according to fluoropyrimidine and dose.
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% of chemotherapy received
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| No. of pts | 5FU/capecitabine (%) | Epirubicin (%) | Platinum agent (%) | |
| 5FU 200 mg m−2 | 104 | 85.2 | 90.3 | 90.6 |
| Capecitabine 500 mg m−2 b.i.d.−1 | 59 | 87.2 | 88.9 | 87.8 |
| Capecitabine 625 mg m−2 b.i.d.−1 | 35 | 81.8 | 88.8 | 86.4 |
Pts=patients; ECF=epirubicin, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil (5FU); ECX=epirubicin, cisplatin, capecitabine; EOF=epirubicin, oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil; EOX=epirubicin, oxaliplatin, capecitabine.