Table 2

Treatment administration

LV5FU2-CDDPGemcitabinep Value*
Line 1Arm AArm B
N = 102N = 100
 Patients with at least 1 administration101(99%)96 (96%)0.21
 Median duration of treatment in weeks (n = 96)5 (0.1–96) (n = 96)10 (1–64) (n = 93)0.0001
Line 2Arm BArm A
N = 100N = 102
 Patients with at least one administration55(55%)69 (68%)0.11
 Median duration of treatment in weeks4 (0.1–74) (n = 53)8 (1–21) (n = 63)0.044
  • * All two-sided Fisher exact tests or Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann–Whitney) test.

  • LV5FU2-CDDP, 5-fluorouracil, folinic acid and cisplatin combination.