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.