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Table 2 EoL chemotherapy and PS ECOG distribution

From: Chemotherapy and palliative care near end-of life: examining the appropriateness at a cancer institute for colorectal cancer patients

 

Total No. (%)

New CT scheme prescription > 30 days to death No. (%)

New CT scheme prescription ≤30 days to death No. (%)

p-value

Total No. (%)

Last CT cycle administration > 14 days to death No. (%)

Last CT cycle administration ≤14 days to death No. (%)

p-value

Overall

192 (100.0)

170 (88.5)

22 (11.5)

 

129 (100.0)

115 (89.1)

14 (10.9)

 

PS (ECOG)

 0

78 (40.6)

75 (96.2)

3 (3.8)

< 0.01

34 (26.4)

32 (94.1)

2 (5.9)

0.01

 1

80 (41.7)

74 (92.5)

6 (7.5)

57 (44.2)

51 (89.5)

6 (10.5)

 2

28 (14.6)

18 (64.3)

10 (35.7)

35 (27.1)

30 (85.7)

5 (14.3)

 3

6 (3.1)

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

3 (2.3)

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)