Table 2.
Cancer treatment agents and the percentage of cases that received such agents per primary cancer site
| Primary site | Platinum-based compounds | Antimetabolites | Taxanes | Anti-VEGF agents | Plant alkaloid and topoisomerase I inhibitor | Immunotherapy agents | Erythropoietin agents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast | 7.7% | 42.3% | 61.5% | 42.3% | - | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| GI | 67.6% | 92.6% | 34.3% | 35.2% | 31.5% | 1.9% | 30.6% |
| Head and neck | 85.7% | 71.4% | 42.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 57.1% | 14.3% |
| Lung | 65.2% | 13.6% | 48.5% | 22.7% | 4.6% | 60.6% | 28.8% |
| Urinary system | 41.7% | 33.3% | 29.2% | 33.3% | - | 33.3% | 37.5% |
| Woman reproductive system | 85.1% | 25.5% | 70.2% | 74.5% | 2.1% | - | 36.2% |
| Other | 53.9% | 46.2% | 53.9% | 38.5% | 7.7% | 30.8% | 23.1% |
| % in all patients | 60.7% | 50.7% | 45.3% | 37.6% | 13.1% | 19.8% | 27.9% |