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. 2021 Apr 6;21:358. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08068-0

Table 2.

Dose reduction or delay after cycle 2

First cycle Reduction after cycle 2, n (%)
G-CSF type N No Yes
Overall 234 198 (84.6) 36 (15.4)
No G-CSF administration 60 52 (86.7) 8 (13.3)
Daily G-CSF 122 104 (85.2) 18 (14.8)
Pegfilgrastim 52 42 (80.8) 10 (19.2)

Multivariate analysis a: Dose reduction

Objective variable (0: no reduction, 1: dose reduction)

Parameter estimate Standard error Odds ratio p value
OR 95% CI
FN onset in cycle 1 (absent, present) 1.7488 0.4672 5.748 2.301, 14.359 0.0002
Sex (male, female) 0.9693 0.4122 2.636 1.175, 5.914 0.0187
Delay after cycle 2, n (%)
No Yes
Overall 234 137 (58.5) 97 (41.5)
No G-CSF administration 60 36 (60.0) 24 (40.0)
Daily G-CSF 122 68 (55.7) 54 (44.3)
Pegfilgrastim 52 33 (63.5) 19 (36.5)

Multivariate analysis b: Dose delay

Objective variable (0: absence of delay, 1: presence of delay)

Parameter estimate Standard error Odds ratio p value
OR 95% CI
Hemoglobin (≥ 12 g/dL, < 12 g/dL) 0.8496 0.2801 2.339 1.351, 4.050 0.0024

CI confidence interval, G-CSF granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, OR odds ratio

aVariables significantly associated with dose reduction were selected (p = 0.05)

bVariables significantly associated with dose delay were selected (p = 0.05), the final model by stepwise selection