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. 2021 Apr;12(2):658–668. doi: 10.21037/jgo-20-544

Table 2. Treatment patterns during follow-up period.

All patients (N=1,298)
Length of follow-up (days), mean [median] 229 [140]
Systemic therapy during the follow-up period, N (%)
   Number of lines of therapy identified on or after the index date, mean ± SD [median] 0.9±1.1 [1.0]
    0 lines of therapy identified on or after index date, N (%) 514 (39.6)
    1 line of therapy identified on or after index date, N (%) 510 (39.3)
    ≥2 lines of therapy identified on or after index date, N (%) 274 (21.1)
Second-line systemic therapy
   Patients receiving second-line therapy, N (%) 784 (60.4)
   Second-line systemic therapy including, N (%)
    Gemcitabine 241 (30.7)
    Fluorouracil 316 (40.3)
    Capecitabine 230 (29.3)
    Other systemic therapy 52 (6.6)
   Duration of second-line systemic therapy (days), mean ± SD [median] 87.9±104.4 [56.0]
   Time from index date to second-line therapy among patients with second-line initiation after index date§ (days), mean ± SD [median] 92.6±142.6 [35.0]
Third-line systemic therapy, N (%)
   Patients receiving ≥2 lines of therapy on or after the index date 274 (21.1)
   Third-line systemic therapy including, N (%)
    Gemcitabine 103 (37.6)
    Fluorouracil 104 (38.0)
    Capecitabine 47 (17.2)
    Other systemic therapy§ 36 (13.1)
   Duration of third-line systemic therapy (days), mean ± SD [median] 80.7±100.7 [49.0]

, second-line systemic therapy is defined in this study as the next-line of treatment after failure of the first-line systemic therapy containing either gemcitabine or fluorouracil. Categories are not mutually exclusive; , other systemic therapy regimens including irinotecan, nab-paclitaxel, and/or oxaliplatin; §, 274 patients initiated a second-line therapy after the index date; 510 patients had index date defined as initiation of second-line therapy. , third-line systemic therapy is defined in this study as the next-line treatment after second-line therapy defined above. Categories are not mutually exclusive. SD, standard deviation.