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. 2008 Oct 8;2008(4):CD003189. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003189.pub4

6. Relative Dose Intensity.

Author Dose Intensity Substance G‐/GM‐CSF Control P value comments
Avilés 1994 defined as by Hryniuk Cyclophosphamide 73%, N =20 61%, N =22 P values were not specified. Overall more chemotherapeutic substances were used, but RDI not calculated by the study author. Not stated whether mean or median values.
    Epirubicin 82% 51%  
    Etoposide 83% 67%  
    Cytosine arabinoside 79% 53%  
    Mitoxantrone 87% 49%  
    Procarbazine 89% 60%  
Ösby 2003 mean cumulative received dose intensity in cycle 8 Doxorubicin, Mitoxantrone, Cyclophosphamide CHOP: 92.6, SD = 9.4, CNOP: 92.3, SD = 8.68 CHOP: 88.8, SD = 10.09, CNOP: 89.8, SD = 10.17 not significant  
Dunlop MOPP 1998 median received dose intensity MOPP 84%, range 59‐103%, N =1 3 82%, range 57‐99%, N = 12 P = 0.57  
Dunlop MOPP/EVAP 98 median received dose intensity MOPP/EVAP 96%, range 67‐105%, N = 12 97%, range 71‐104%, N = 10 P = 0.53  
Fridrik 1997 defined as by Hryniuk CEOP‐IMVP‐Dexa 82.3%, N = 38 76.2%, N = 36 P = 0.041 not stated whether mean or median
Gerhartz 1993 defined as by Hryniuk; median received dose intensity COP‐BLAM median =85%, mean = 85% median = 84%, mean = 81% efficiency analysis: based only on patients, that received more than 70% of the study drug, 137 of 172 pts evaluated
Gisselbrecht 1997 defined as by Hryniuk, mean received dose intensity adriamycin and cyclophosphamide 93.3%, SD = 13.5, N = 73 80.1%, SD = 13, N = 63 P = 0.0001 evaluable for this analysis, more different substances were administered, but not calculated for RDI, only 136 of 162 pts evaluated
Pettengell 1992 defined as by Hryniuk, median received dose intensity Adriamycin 96%, N = 39 85%, N = 41 P = 0.0004  
    Cyclophosphamide 96% 83% P = 0.0001  
    Etoposide 94% 82% P = 0.02  
Zinzani 1997 defined as by Hryniuk VNCOP‐B 95%, N = 77 85%, N = 72 not significant not stated whether mean or median
Doorduijn 2003 median received dose intensity Cyclophosphamide 96.3% 93.9% P = 0.01  
    Doxorubicin 95.4% 93.3% P = 0.04  
    overall CHOP 95.1% 93.4% not significant