Table 1 Demographics of patients.

From: Nab-Paclitaxel in combination with Cisplatin Versus Docetaxel Plus Cisplatin as First-Line Therapy in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical characteristics

Nab-PC (N = 55)

Decetaxel(N = 216)

All (N = 271)

No.(%)

No.(%)

No.(%)

Age(years)

    Median

59

57

58

    IQR

52–66

50–65

51–65

     <70

50(90%)

197(91.2%)

247(91.1%)

    ≥70

5(10.0%)

19(8.8%)

24(8.9%)

Sex

    Male

45(81.8%)

180(83.3%)

225(83.0%)

    Female

10(18.2%)

36(16.7%)

46(17.0%)

Smoking

   

    Yes

44(80%)

151(69.9%)

195(72.0%)

    No

11(20%)

65(30.1%)

76(28.0%)

ECOG PS

    0

18(32.7%)

65(30.1%)

83(30.6%)

    1

37(67.3%)

151(69.9%)

188(69.4%)

Histology

    Squamous cell carcinoma

24(43.6%)

93(43.1%)

117(43.2%)

    Adenocarcinoma

28(50.9%)

112(51.9%)

140(51.7%)

    Large-cell carcinoma

2(3.6%)

4(1.9%)

6(2.2%)

    Other

1(1.8%)

7(3.2%)

8(3.0%)

Clinical Stage

    IIIB

20(36.4%)

73(33.8%)

93(34.3%)

    IV

35(63.6%)

143(66.2%)

178(65.7%)

Prior Therapy

    Surgery

9(16.4%)

26(12.0%)

35(12.9%)

    Radiation therapy

1(1.8%)

3(1.4%)

4(1.5%)

    Ajuvant Chemotherapy

4(7.3%)

10(4.6%)

14(5.2%)

  1. Abbreviations: ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; Nab-PC, nanoparticle albumin bound paclitaxel; IQR, inter-quartile range.