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. 2014 Apr;21(2):e229–e240. doi: 10.3747/co.21.1575

TABLE IV.

Most common chemotherapy regimens by cancer and g-csf administered

Regimena Patient groupb
Filgrastim (n=286) Pegfilgrastim (n=109) Overall (N=395)



(n) (%) (n) (%) (n) (%)
Breast cancer 163 100.0 68 100.0 231 100.0
  fec-d 54 33.1 26 38.2 80 34.6
  tc 36 22.1 12 17.6 48 20.8
  fec 13 8.0 10 14.7 23 10.0
  tch 12 7.4 1 1.5 13 5.6
  tac 13 8.0 0 0.0 13 5.6
Colorectal cancer 26 100.0 5 100.0 31 100.0
  folfox6 9 34.6 3 60.0 12 38.7
  folfox4 8 30.8 1 20.0 9 29.0
  folfox 3 11.5 0 0.0 3 9.7
  folfiri 2 7.7 4 80.0 6 19.4
Lung cancer 8 100.0 1 100.0 9 100.0
  Cisplatin–vinblastine 4 50.0 0 0.0 4 44.4
  Carboplatin–epirubicin 2 25.0 0 0.0 2 22.2
  Gemcitabine–carboplatin 2 25.0 0 0.0 2 22.2
  Epirubicin–cisplatin 0 0.0 1 100.0 1 11.1
Hodgkin lymphoma 23 100.0 4 100.0 27 100.0
  abvd 21 91.3 4 100.0 25 92.6
  gdp 1 4.3 0 0.0 1 3.7
  chop-r 1 4.3 0 0.0 1 3.7
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 36 100.0 8 100.0 44 100.0
  chop-r 28 77.8 7 87.5 35 79.5
  chop 2 5.6 1 12.5 3 6.8
  dhap 2 5.6 0 0.0 2 4.5
  cvp-r 2 5.6 0 0.0 2 4.5
Testicular cancer 6 100.0 4 100.0 10 100.0
  bep 6 100.0 3 75.0 9 90.0
  Epirubicin–cisplatin 0 0.0 1 25.0 1 10.0
Solid bone tumour 3 100.0 10 100.0 13 100.0
  Cisplatin–doxorubicin–dexamethasone 0 0.0 2 20.0 2 15.4
  Ifosfamide–mitozantrone–dexamethasone 0 0.0 2 20.0 2 15.4
  Ifosfamide–doxorubicin, mesna 0 0.0 2 20.0 2 15.4
Other solid tumour 6 100.0 7 100.0 13 100.0
  Gemcitabine–docetaxel 1 16.7 3 42.9 4 30.8
  Paclitaxel–carboplatin 2 33.3 1 14.3 3 23.1
Other hematologic cancer 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0
  Fludarabine (oral) 1 33.3 0 0.0 1 33.3
  Fludarabine plus cytarabine 1 33.3 0 0.0 1 33.3
  cvp-r 1 33.3 0 0.0 1 33.3
a

For each cancer type, only the top 5 regimens, in order of frequency, are included.

b

Percentages are calculated based on the number of patients with the particular cancer type.

fec-d = fluorouracil–epirubicin–cyclophosphamide, docetaxel; tc = docetaxel–cyclophosphamide; fec = fluorouracil–epirubicin–cyclophosphamide; tch = docetaxel–carboplatin–trastuzumab; tac = docetaxel–doxorubicin–cyclophosphamide; folfox = folinic acid–fluorouracil–oxaliplatin; folfiri = folinic acid–fluorouracil–irinotecan; abvd = doxorubicin–bleomycin–vinblastine–dacarbazine; gdp = gemcitabine–dexamethasone–cisplatin; chop-r = cyclophosphamide–hydroxydaunorubicin (doxorubicin)–vincristine–prednisone, rituximab; chop = cyclophosphamide–hydroxydaunorubicin (doxorubicin)–vincristine–prednisone; dhap = dexamethasone–cytarabine–cisplatin; cvp-r = cyclophosphamide–vincristine–prednisone, rituximab; bep = bleomycin–etoposide–cisplatin; cvp-r = cyclophosphamide–vincristine–prednisone, rituximab.