Table 5.
Relationship between previous chemotherapy and each adverse event
Previous chemotherapy | P-value | Odds ratio | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
+ | − | |||
Liver damage | 7 | 2 | 0.009* | 14 |
Skin rash | 4 | 6 | 0.780 | 0.89 |
Diarrhea | 2 | 2 | 0.853 | 1.5 |
Acute lung injury | 1 | 1 | 0.802 | 1.4 |
Note: Previous chemotherapy was significantly correlated with gefitinib-induced liver damage (odds ratio = 14).
P < 0.05.