Table 3.

Use of supportive care

Supportive care use	nab-Paclitaxel plus carboplatin (n = 61)	Gemcitabine plus carboplatin (n = 132)	P-valuea
Received supportive care, %	87	87	0.43
Received growth factor (ESA or G-CSF), %	57	46	0.15
Individual agents (doses/patient/100 days)
ESA agents	0.7	0.7	0.86
G-CSF agents	1.6	1.4	0.58
Antiemetics	9.9	9.0	0.26
Steroids	10.2	9.2	0.16

Note:

^aP-value for categorical variables was calculated by χ²; P-value for continuous variables was calculated by independent samples t-test.

Abbreviation: ESA, erythropoiesis-stimulating agent.