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. 2012 Jan 12;106(4):658–665. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.606

Table 3. Response and survival outcomes by trial interventions.

  Platinum-based regimen
Number of drugs
  Yes (N=216)
No (N=217)
2-Drugs (N=212)
3-Drugs (N=221)
  No. % No. % No. % No. %
Best overall response a
 CR 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2
 PR 62 29 48 22 57 27 53 26
 SD 77 36 71 33 69 33 79 35
 PD 29 14 39 18 34 16 34 16
 NE 41 19 52 24 47 22 46 22
                 
Adjusted percentage of CR+PR (95% CI) 31% (25–37%) 24% (19–30%) 29% (23–35%) 26% (21–33%)
Adjusted OR (95% CI), P-value 0.72 (0.47–1.10), P=0.124 0.86 (0.56–1.32), P=0.487
                 
PFS                
 Number of events 201 213 201 213
 1-Year and 2-year adjusted probability 19.7% and 7.6% 12.9% and 3.9% 15.8% and 5.3% 16.5% and 5.7%
 Adjusted median (95% CI), months 6.4 (5.3–7.1) 4.9 (4.4–5.8) 5.6 (4.7–6.6) 5.7 (4.8–6.7)
 Adjusted HR (95% CI), P-value 1.26 (1.04–1.53), P=0.020 0.98 (0.81–1.19), P=0.820
                 
OS                
 Number of events 190 209 195 204
 1-Year and 2-year adjusted probability 47.9% and 20.7% 40.6% and 14.5% 44.8% and 17.9% 43.8% and 17.0%
 Adjusted median (95% CI), months 11.3 (9.8–12.7) 9.7 (8.7–10.8) 10.4 (9.4–12.2) 10.3 (9.2–11.8)
 Adjusted HR (95% CI), P-value 1.23 (1.01–1.49), P=0.044 1.03 (0.85–1.25), P=0.781
                 

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; CR=complete response; HR=hazard ratio; NE=not evaluated; OR=odds ratio; OS=overall survival; PD=progressive disease; PFS=progression-free survival; PR=partial response; SD=stable disease.

a

Six patients without measurable disease at randomisation were excluded from the analysis of best overall response.