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. 2012 Oct 25;21(4):987–992. doi: 10.1007/s00520-012-1617-2

Table 2.

Proportion of patients with hemoglobin decline from <10 g/dL to <9 g/dL

Patients or episodes with hemoglobin decline, % (95 % CI) RCT patientsa EMR episodesb
Placebo (n = 411) All episodes (n = 5,535) Lung cancer episodes (n = 1,804) Episodes with a platinum doublet (n = 3,489)
Week 3 40 % (35, 45) 35 % (34, 37) 42 % (40, 44) 40 % (38, 41)
Week 6 54 % (49, 59) 43 % (41, 44) 48 % (46, 51) 47 % (46, 49)
Week 9 58 % (53, 63) 46 % (44, 47) 51 % (49, 54) 51 % (49, 53)

aValues represent Kaplan–Meier percentage estimates

bValues represent crude percentages

RCT randomized controlled trials, EMR electronic medical records CI confidence interval