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Table 1 Characteristics of each group

From: Effectiveness of protocol-based pharmacotherapy management collaboration between hospital and community pharmacists to address capecitabine-related hand–foot syndrome in cancer patients: a retrospective study

Characteristics

Control group (n = 59)

PBPM group (n = 110)

p-value

Gender

  

0.5033

 Male, n (%)

40 (67.3)

80 (72.7)

 

 Female, n (%)

19 (32.2)

30 (27.3)

 

Age (year), median (range)

71.0 (60.0–84.0)

71.0 (49.0–89.0)

0.6601

ECOG performance status, n (%)

  

2.8390

 0

37 (62.7)

90 (81.8)

 

 1

17 (28.8)

9 (8.2)

 

 2

5 (8.5)

1 (0.9)

 

Primary site of cancer, n (%)

  

0.0007

 Colorectal

53 (89.8)

110 (100)

 

 Breast

5 (8.5)

 

 Stomach

1 (1.7)

 

BSA (m2), median (range)

1.70 (1.31–1.97)

1.62 (1.24–2.05)

0.0301

Daily dose of capecitabine, median (range)

3000 (1200-3600)

2400 (1200-4200)

0.5894

Chemotherapy regimens, n (%)

  

0.2509

 XELOX

34 (57.6)

55 (50.0)

 

 XELOX + Bevacizumab

16 (27.1)

30 (27.3)

 

 Capecitabine

9 (15.3)

24 (21.8)

 

 XELIRI + Bevacizumab

0 (0)

1 (0.9)

 

Laboratory data, median (range)

 Cr (mg/dL)

0.69 (0.45–1.6)

0.75 (0.37–1.51)

0.1497

 GFR (mL/min/1.78m2)

76.8 (32.5–105.8)

72.4 (6.5–143)

0.2323

 AST (U/L)

31 (16–84)

23 (11–71)

2.4730

 ALT (U/L)

21 (9–47)

15 (6–74)

0.0046

 WBC (/μL)

4490 (2750-8070)

4145 (2610-10,540)

0.0097

 Hb (g/dL)

12.1 (6.3–16.6)

12.0 (9.0–18.3)

0.6454

 RBC (106/μL)

3.81 (1.7–5.4)

3.9 (2.2–5.9)

0.1067

  1. Abbreviation: ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group: BSA, body surface area: XELOX, capecitabine plus oxaliplatin: XELIRI, capecitabine plus irinotecan: Cr, creatinine: GFR, glemerular filtration rate: AST, aspartate aminotransferase: ALT, alanine aminotransferase: WBC, white blood cell: Hb, hemoglobin: RBC, red blood cell