Table 2.
Treatment Characteristics: Percentage of Patients per Cycle Who Received Full Therapy
| Characteristic | % of Patients per Cycle Who Received Full Therapy
|
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|---|---|---|
| CVD Arm | BCT Arm | |
| Cycle 1 | n = 187 | n = 177 |
| Cisplatin | 99 | 93 |
| Vinblastine | 98 | 95 |
| Dacarbazine | 99 | 98 |
| IL-2 | 87 | |
| IFN | 60 | |
| Cycle 2 | n = 159 | n = 154 |
| Cisplatin | 97 | 84 |
| Vinblastine | 93 | 82 |
| Dacarbazine | 94 | 84 |
| IL-2 | 73 | |
| IFN | 57 | |
| Cycle 3 | n = 93 | n = 96 |
| Cisplatin | 97 | 80 |
| Vinblastine | 92 | 71 |
| Dacarbazine | 91 | 74 |
| IL-2 | 67 | |
| IFN | 40 | |
| Cycle 4 | n = 81 | n = 82 |
| Cisplatin | 94 | 72 |
| Vinblastine | 80 | 59 |
| Dacarbazine | 81 | 60 |
| IL-2 | 57 | |
| IFN | 37 | |
Abbreviations: CVD, cisplatin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine; BCT, biochemotherapy; IL-2, interleukin-2; IFN, interferon alfa-2b.