Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics.

From: Olanzapine plus aprepitant, palonosetron, and dexamethasone for nausea and vomiting in patients with breast cancer receiving anthracycline: A retrospective study

 

Four-drug group (n = 22)

Three-drug group (n = 108)

Age (years), median [IQR]

 

51 [45–55]

55 [44–61]

Sex, n (%)

Female

22 (100)

108 (100)

Male

0 (0)

0 (0)

Height (cm), median [IQR]

 

157.0 [155.0–163.4]

156.3 [153.0–160.2]

Weight (kg), median [IQR]

 

56.3 [52.2–63.2]

56.4 [50.5–63.2]

Body surface area (m2), median [IQR]

 

1.59 [1.52–1.69]

1.56 [1.49–1.64]

BMI (kg/m2), median [IQR]

 

22.1 [20.6–25.3]

23.3 [20.5–26.9]

ECOG PS, n (%)

0

22 (100)

103 (95.4)

1

0 (0)

5 (4.6)

Stage, n (%)

I

5 (22.7)

10 (9.3)

II

12 (54.5)

62 (57.4)

III

5 (22.7)

30 (27.8)

IV

0 (0)

4 (3.7)

Recurrence

0 (0)

2 (1.9)

History of smoking habit, n (%)

Yes

5 (22.7)

30 (27.8)

No

17 (77.3)

78 (72.2)

History of alcohol habit, n (%)

Yes

7 (31.8)

39 (36.1)

No

15 (68.2)

69 (63.9)

Anthracycline, n (%)

AC

22 (100)

53 (49.1)

EC

0 (0)

5 (4.6)

FEC

0 (0)

50 (46.3)

  1. IQR, interquartile range; BMI, body mass index; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PS, performance status; AC, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide; EC, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide; FEC, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, and 5-fluorouracil.