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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2016 May 21;142(1):13–18. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.05.015

Table 4.

In patients who received at least one cycle of IV/IP chemotherapy (N=261), cited rationale for starting with IV-only chemotherapy or discontinuing IV/IP chemotherapy early

Cited Rationale n (%)
IV-only chemotherapy started initially 40 (15%)
 Delayed wound healing      12 (5%)
 Infection       8 (3%)
 Low KPS       6 (2%)
 Avoid delay for IP port placement       5 (2%)
 IP port malfunction       3 (1%)
 Ileostomy       2 (1%)
 Other       4 (1.5%)

IV/IP chemotherapy discontinued early 66 (25%)
 Toxicity      44 (17%)
  Fatigue            8 (3%)
  Abdominal pain            5 (2%)
  Nephrotoxicity            5 (2%)
  Nausea            4 (1.5%)
  Bowel obstruction            4 (1.5%)
  Neuropathy            3 (1%)
  Multiple            11 (4%)
  Other            4 (1.5%)
 IP port malfunction       6 (2%)
 Patient request       4 (1.5%)
 Not stated       3 (1%)
 Progression of disease       2 (1%)
 Other       7 (3%)