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. 2004 Jul 13;91(3):489–497. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602011

Table 4. Summary of activity according to arms of treatment.

Outcome GEM PTX GV GT
Response rate 18 13 23 32
 95% CI 9–30 6–24 13–35 20–45
         
Disease control rate 37 34 53 60
 95% CI 25–50 23–48 40–65 45–71
         
Duration of responses        
 Median (months) 6.8 6.6 7.6 6.5
 Range 4.6–15 4.2–9.0 5.0–10.2 5.8–8.2
         
Survival        
 Median (months) 5.1 6.4 9.7 9.2
 95% CI 2.2–8.0 4.4–8.4 7.9–11.5 4.8–13.6
         
1-year survival probability 29 25 32 44
 95% CI 17–41 13–37 20–44 32–56
         
2-year survival probability 8 8 14 11
 95% CI 1–16 1–16 4–24 1–21
         
Failure-free survival        
 Median (months) 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.5
 95% CI 2.6–4.0 2.9–4.5 2.9–5.3 2.8–5.6
 6-month probability 33 31 33 36

GEM=gemcitabine, PTX=paclitaxel, GV=gemcitabine plus vinorelbine, GT=gemcitabine plus paclitaxel.