Table 2. Type of comorbidities, and Charlson score, according to arms of treatment.
|
GEM |
PTX |
GV |
GT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated diseases | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| Myocardial infarction | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Chronic cardiac failure | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Peripheral vascular | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Cerebral vascular | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Dementia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chronic bronchopneumonia | 20 | 29 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 29 |
| Connectivitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Peptic ulcer | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Chronic hepatitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| None | 23 | 34 | 20 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 35 |
| Charlson score | ||||||||
| 0 | 23 | 34 | 20 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 35 |
| 1–2 | 42 | 62 | 36 | 57 | 43 | 63 | 40 | 62 |
| 3–4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
GEM=gemcitabine, PTX=paclitaxel, GV=gemcitabine plus vinorelbine, GT=gemcitabine plus paclitaxel.