Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 80 (26) |
Female | 225 (74) |
Median age, years (range) | 63 (28–87) |
< 55 years | 105 (34) |
≥ 55 years | 200 (66) |
Pre-existing osteoporosis | |
Yes | 8 (3) |
No | 297 (97) |
Type of tumor | |
Breast cancer | 179 (59) |
Hematologic cancer | 106 (35) |
Prostate cancer | 20 (7) |
Bone metastasis | |
Yes | 30 (10) |
No | 275 (90) |
Opioids | |
Yes | 13 (4) |
No | 292 (96) |
NSAIDs | |
Yes | 16 (5) |
No | 289 (95) |
Prior chemotherapy | |
Yes | 28 (9) |
No | 277 (91) |
Type of chemotherapy | |
Adjuvant chemotherapy | 149 (47) |
Chemotherapy alone | 162 (53) |
Type of prophylaxis | |
Primary | 251 (82) |
Secondary | 54 (18) |
Pegfilgrastim administration | |
Day 2 or 3 | 129 (42) |
Days 4–7 | 176 (58) |