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. 2020 Apr;32(2):149–162. doi: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2020.02.03

5. Efficacy according to clinically important factors, including type of chemotherapy regimen.

Variables CBR [% (n/N)] PFS (95% CI)
NPCT (n=129) PBCT (n=91) P NPCT (n=129) PBCT (n=91) P
DFS, disease-free survival; NPCT, non-platinum-based chemotherapy; PBCT, platinum-based chemotherapy; CBR, clinical benefit rate; PFS, progression-free survival; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
Total 48.1 (62/129) 51.6 (47/91) 0.600 6.0 (4.6−7.4) 6.6 (5.1−8.1) 0.907
Age of onset (year)
 ≤50 53.1 (34/64) 56.5 (35/62) 0.708 6.4 (4.9−7.9) 7.3 (5.9−8.7) 0.950
 >50 43.1 (28/65) 41.4 (12/29) 0.878 5.7 (2.3−9.1) 4.5 (1.7−7.3) 0.713
DFS (month)
 ≤24 31.8 (21/66) 44.9 (31/69) 0.118 4.5 (3.4−5.6) 6.2 (4.4−8.0) 0.333
 >24 65.1 (41/63) 72.7 (16/22) 0.511 7.9 (7.0−8.8) 8.6 (0.8−16.4) 0.965
Visceral metastasis 47.4 (27/57) 50.0 (20/40) 0.798 6.0 (4.2−7.8) 6.7 (4.0−9.4) 0.939
Non-visceral metastasis 48.6 (35/72) 52.9 (27/51) 0.636 6.5 (4.7−8.3) 6.6 (3.6−9.6) 0.866
Lung metastasis 48.8 (20/41) 46.7 (14/30) 0.860 6.0 (3.5−8.5) 6.2 (3.0−9.4) 0.687
Liver metastasis 37.5 (9/24) 61.5 (8/13) 0.188 4.0 (2.6−5.4) 7.8 (5.0−10.6) 0.078
Chest wall metastasis 34.8 (8/23) 55.6 (10/18) 0.183 5.0 (2.1−7.9) 6.6 (2.1−11.1) 0.096
Bone metastasis 51.6 (16/31) 55.0 (11/20) 0.813 5.7 (1.3−10.1) 8.0 (6.6−9.4) 0.980
Lymph node metastasis 48.2 (27/56) 48.8 (21/43) 0.951 7.3 (4.9−9.7) 6.2 (4.4−8.0) 0.765