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. 2022 Jun;13(3):949–957. doi: 10.21037/jgo-21-890

Table 2. Most common treatment regimens across entire time period.

Regimen n (%)
Most common first-line regimens (n=2,912)
   Fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin 725 (24.9)
   Platinum, taxane 511 (17.5)
   Single-agent fluoropyrimidine 280 (9.6)
   Fluoropyrimidine, platinum, taxane 192 (6.6)
   Anthracycline§, fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin 177 (6.1)
   Doxorubicin or epirubicin, fluoropyrimidine, platinum 117 (4.0)
   Fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, trastuzumab 109 (3.7)
   Fluoropyrimidine, platinum 90 (3.1)
   Fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, taxane 70 (2.4)
Most common second-line regimens (n=1,230)
   Ramucirumab, taxane 203 (16.5)
   Fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin 155 (12.6)
   Platinum, taxane 101 (8.2)
   Fluoropyrimidine 73 (5.9)
   Fluoropyrimidine, irinotecan 73 (5.9)
   Taxane 66 (5.4)
   Ramucirumab 53 (4.3)
   Anthracycline§, fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin 31 (2.5)
   Fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, trastuzumab 31 (2.5)
   Fluoropyrimidine, platinum, taxane 30 (2.4)

, fluoropyrimidine = 5-FU or capecitabine; , platinum = cisplatin or carboplatin; §, anthracycline = doxorubicin or epirubicin; , taxane = paclitaxel or docetaxel.