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. 2017 Jan 22;25(6):1819–1828. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3572-4

Table 3.

Clinical outcomes at the patient and cycle levels by prophylaxis decision

Under Correct Over p
% 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
Unit of analysis, patient
 Neutropenia episodes
  CIN grades 1 through 4 41.0% (32.7%–49.9%) 39.9% (32.8%–47.4%) 19.7% (14.4%–26.3%) <0.001
  CIN grades 3 or 4 24.3% (18.3%–31.6%) 27.4% (21.3%–34.5%) 12.5% (8.5%–18.1%) <0.001
  CIN grade 4 12.0% (8.2%–17.2%) 16.8% (12.4%–22.3%) 6.4% (3.9%–10.3%) <0.001
  FN 5.2% (2.6%–10.0%) 8.0% (6.1%–10.3%) 2.1% (1.1%–4.1%) <0.001
 CIN/FN-related hospitalizations 8.0% (4.8%–12.9%) 7.1% (5.0%–10.0%) 2.7% (1.4%–4.9%) 0.001
 CIN/FN-related chemotherapy disturbancesa 14.7% (10.4%–20.5%) 8.8% (6.4%–12.1%) 7.7% (4.9%–11.9%) n.s.
 CIN/FN-related composite outcomeb 24.7% (18.5%–32.2%) 26.0% (21.2%–31.4%) 13.0% (9.4%–17.8%) <0.001
Unit of analysis, cycle
 Neutropenia episodes
  CIN grades 1 through 4 17.9% (14.7%–21.7%) 16.0% (14.3%–17.9%) 8.3% (6.4%–10.7%) <0.001
  CIN grades 3 or 4 9.5% (7.2%–12.4%) 9.4% (8.2%–10.9%) 3.8% (2.8%–5.3%) <0.001
  CIN grade 4 4.0% (2.8%–5.8%) 4.8% (4.0%–5.8%) 1.7% (1.1%–2.7%) <0.001
  FN 1.6% (0.9%–2.9%) 1.7% (1.3%–2.2%) 0.5% (0.2%–1.1%) <0.001
 CIN/FN-related hospitalizations 2.5% (1.6%–4.1%) 1.6% (1.2%–2.2%) 0.6% (0.3%–1.1%) <0.001
 CIN/FN-related chemotherapy disturbancesa 4.2% (3.1%–5.7%) 2.4% (1.9%–3.0%) 2.3% (1.6%–3.4%) 0.032
 CIN/FN-related composite outcomeb 8.6% (6.7%–11.0%) 7.5% (6.5%–8.6%) 3.9% (2.9%–5.3%) <0.001

aType of chemotherapy disturbances are not mutually exclusive. Any patient may have experienced more than one type. Measured with 1 cycle lag

bIncludes any occurrence of CIN grade 4, FN, CIN/FN-related hospitalization, and/or CIN/FIN-related chemotherapy disturbance. CI confidence interval n.s. not significant