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Characteristics | G-T group (n=49) | T-G group (n=56) | P |
G-T group: patients receiving gemcitabine +/- platinum first-line followed by taxanes +/- platinum second-line; T-G group: patients receiving taxanes +/- platinum first-line followed by gemcitabine +/- platinum second-line. ECOG PS: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status. | |||
Gender | 0.740 | ||
Male | 39 (79.6%) | 46 (82.1%) | |
Female | 10 (20.4%) | 10 (17.9%) | |
Age (yr) | 0.647 | ||
Median (range) | 62 (39-78) | 59 (37-83) | |
Smoking status | 0.521 | ||
Ever-smoker | 34 (69.4%) | 42 (75.0%) | |
Never-smoker | 15 (30.6%) | 14 (25.0%) | |
Disease stage | 0.425 | ||
Ⅲb | 6 (12.2%) | 10 (17.9%) | |
Ⅳ | 43 (87.8%) | 46 (82.1%) | |
ECOG PS | 0.206 | ||
0 | 0 (0) | 2 (3.6%) | |
1 | 46 (93.9%) | 47 (83.9%) | |
2 | 3 (6.1%) | 7 (12.5%) | |
Thoracic radiotherapy | 0.353 | ||
Performed | 15 (30.6%) | 22 (39.3%) | |
Not performed | 34 (69.4%) | 34 (60.7%) | |
Combined with platinum | 0.554 | ||
G (T)+platinum-T (G)+platinuem | 28 (57.1%) | 36 (64.3%) | |
G (T)+platinum-G (T) | 16 (32.7%) | 13 (23.2%) | |
G (T)-T (G) | 5 (10.2%) | 7 (12.5%) | |
First-line platinum drugs | 0.440 | ||
Carboplatin | 16 (32.7%) | 24 (42.9%) | |
Cisplatin | 28 (57.1%) | 25 (44.6%) | |
Single agent | 5 (10.2%) | 7 (12.5%) | |
Second-line platinum drugs | 0.648 | ||
Carboplatin | 19 (38.8%) | 22 (39.3%) | |
Cisplatin | 9 (18.4%) | 14 (25.0%) | |
Single agent | 21 (42.9%) | 20 (35.7%) | |
Taxanes drugs | 0.582 | ||
Docetaxel | 28 (57.1%) | 29 (51.8%) | |
Paclitaxel | 21 (42.9%) | 27 (48.2%) |