Table 2. Treatment delivery and dose intensity (N=51).
Dose of |
No. of patients |
Median dose intensity (mg m−2 week−1) |
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Level | irinotecan(mg m−2) | Evaluated | Completed nine cycles | (%) | Projected | Actual | (%) |
1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 99 |
2 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 100 |
3 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 100 |
4 | 60 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 25.9 | 21.3 | 82 |
5 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 30.2 | 27.2 | 90 |
6 | 80 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 34.5 | 32.8 | 95 |
7 | 90 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 38.8 | 34.5 | 89 |
8 | 100 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 43.1 | 30.4 | 71 |
Five patients were excluded from this analysis because of progressive disease in four patients and protocol violation in one patient.