Table 2.
Comparison of the ANC count reduction grading between the two groups.
| Chemotherapy course | Group | n | ANC reduction grading | ||||
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| Grade 0 | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | |||
| 1st course | MOX | 48 | 15 (31.3) | 3 (6.3) | 8 (16.7) | 15 (31.3) | 7 (14.6) |
| CON | 44 | 10 (22.7) | 5 (11.4) | 6 (13.6) | 13 (29.5) | 10 (22.7) | |
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| 2nd course | MOX | 48 | 15 (31.3) | 4 (8.3) | 16 (33.3) | 11 (22.9) | 2 (4.2) |
| CON | 44 | 14 (31.8) | 7 (15.9) | 7 (15.9) | 15 (34.1) | 1 (2.3) | |
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| 3rd course | MOX | 48 | 16 (33.3) | 3 (6.3) | 14 (29.2) | 12 (25.0) | 3 (6.3) |
| CON | 43 | 14 (32.6) | 2 (4.7) | 13 (30.2) | 11 (25.6) | 3 (7.0) | |
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| 4th course | MOX | 42 | 22 (52.4) | 2 (4.8) | 8 (19.0) | 6 (14.3) | 4 (9.5) |
| CON | 37 | 13 (35.1) | 5 (13.5) | 7 (18.9) | 10 (27.0) | 2 (5.4) | |
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| 5th course | MOX | 34 | 27 (79.4) # | 3 (8.8) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (5.9) | 1 (2.9) |
| CON | 33 | 20 (60.6) # | 1 (3.0) | 4 (12.1) | 5 (15.2) | 3 (9.1) | |
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| 6th course | MOX | 27 | 18 (66.7) | 5 (18.5) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (3.7) |
| CON | 25 | 16 (64.0) | 1 (4.0) | 3 (12.0) | 3 (12.0) | 2 (8.0) | |
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| 7th course | MOX | 20 | 15 (75.0) ∗ | 0 (0.0) ∗∗ | 2 (10.0) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (10.0) |
| CON | 22 | 10 (45.5) ∗ | 7 (31.8) ∗∗ | 2 (9.1) | 2 (9.1) | 1 (4.5) | |
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| 8th course | MOX | 12 | 10 (83.3) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| CON | 13 | 7 (53.8) | 3 (23.1) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.7) | |
Variables are expressed as the number of cases (percentage). #P=0.057,∗P=0.051,∗∗P < 0.01.