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Table 5 Adjuvant chemotherapy compliance after lobectomy stratified by pathological types

From: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is more favorable than thoracotomy for administration of adjuvant chemotherapy after lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer

 

Adeno

n = 68

Squamous cell and other

n = 42

p value

Cycles completed, (Mean ± SD)

3.3 ± 0.91

3.2 ± 1.1

0.830

Pts. Receive full dose on schedule, no. (%)

31 (45.6)

19 (54.4)

0.971

Pts. Receive ≥75% planed dose, no. (%)

55 (80.9)

33(78.6)

0.768

Toxicity, no. (%)

   

   Grade 1/2 toxicity

34 (50.0)

25 (59.5)

0.330

   Grade 3/4 toxicity

19 (27.9)

12 (28.6)

0.943