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. 2018 Oct 29;27(4):1459–1469. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4481-x

Table 2.

Guideline adherence in certified and non-certified centers

Indication Standard met in certified centers (%) Standard met in non-certified centers (%) p value Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
 High FN risk Both indications 80.3 72.4 0.005 1.55 1.19–2.03
Lung cancer 53.0 44.9 0.296 1.38 0.85–2.26
Breast cancer 85.4 84.7 0.869 1.06 0.74–1.52
 Intermediate FN risk Both indications 53.8 46.2 0.033 1.24 1.05–1.42
Lung cancer 45.1 43.8 0.750 1.06 0.85–1.31
Breast cancer 60.2 55.0 0.139 1.24 1.00–1.53
Guideline adherence and specialties of the centers
Indication Standard met in organ-specific(pulmonological/gynecological) departments (%) Standard met in hematological/oncological departments (%) p value Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
 High FN risk Lung cancer 25.0 43.6 < 0.001 0.26 0.14–0.46
Breast cancer 86.2 82.5 0.288 1.37 0.90–1.93
 Intermediate FN risk Lung cancer 38.1 48.6 < 0.001 0.58 0.47–0.72
Breast cancer 58.6 55.6 0.424 1.13 0.89–1.43
Indication Standard met in hospitals (%) Standard met in office-based physicians (%) p value Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
 High FN risk Both indications 75.4 78.0 0.277 0.86 0.66–1.13
Lung cancer 44.2 53.0 0.288 0.70 0.43–1.13
Breast cancer 86.0 84.2 0.288 1.15 0.80–1.65
 Intermediate FN risk Both indications 47.6 57.1 < 0.001 0.68 0.59–0.80
Lung cancer 40.1 56.3 < 0.001 0.52 0.41–0.67
Breast cancer 58.0 57.5 0.869 1.02 0.83–1.27
Comparison of guideline adherence between the first cycle and subsequent cycles
Indication Standard met in first cycle (%) Standard met in subsequent cycles (%) p value Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
 High FN risk Both indications 74.4 77.8 0.298 0.30 0.91–1.58
Lung cancer 47.0 48.3 0.869 1.05 0.65–1.72
Breast cancer 83.0 86.2 0.298 1.28 0.88–1.85
  Intermediate FN risk Both indications 51.3 51.1 0.948 0.99 0.85–1.16
Lung cancer 41.0 46.1 0.168 1.13 0.98–1.55
Breast cancer 61.3 55.9 0.139 0.80 0.64–1.00