Skip to main content

Table 2 Baseline characteristics and demographics of the population received adjuvant treatment. Data are expressed as numbers (percentage) or mean (range)

From: Adjuvant Chemotherapy with Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas Versus Placebo in Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma after Radical Surgery: a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

 

Adjuvant Chemo + CHMF

Adjuvant Chemo + Placebo

P-value

(n = 114)

(n = 115)

Gender, n (%)

  

0.596

 Male

57 (50%)

61 (53%)

 

 Female

57 (50%)

54 (47%)

 

Age

59.4 ± 7.4

59.6 ± 7.5

0.861

ECOG PS, n (%)

  

0.99

 0

2 (1.8%)

2 (1.7%)

 

 1

111 (97.4%)

112 (97.4%)

 

 2

1 (0.8%)

1 (0.9%)

 

Smoking history, n (%)

  

0.224

 Smoked

40 (35.1%)

50 (43.5%)

 

 Never smoke

74 (64.9%)

65 (56.5%)

 

Resection procedure, n (%)

  

0.333

 Lobectomy

108 (94.7%)

112 (97.4%)

 

 Sublobectomy

6 (5.3%)

3 (2.6%)

 

Video-assaciated, n (%)

  

0.689

 Yes

64 (56.1%)

68 (59.1%)

 

 No

50 (43.9%)

47 (40.9%)

 

pTNM stage, n (%)

  

0.998

 Ib

55 (48.2%)

56 (48.7%)

 

 II

22 (19.3%)

22 (19.1%)

 

 III

37 (32.5%)

37 (32.2%)

 

Chemo regimens, n (%)

  

0.688

 NP

48 (42.1%)

45 (39.1%)

 

 NC

66 (57.9%)

70 (60.9%)

 

TCM syndrome, n (%)

  

0.862

 Qi deficiency

55 (56.1%)

58 (50.4%)

 

 Yin deficiency

10 (8.8%)

8 (7.0%)

 

 Qi-Yin deficiency

49 (35.1%)

49 (42.6%)

 
  1. Abbreviations: Chemo, chemotherapy; CHMF Chinese herbal medicine formula, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, NP Vinorelbine plus cisplatin, NC Vinorelbine plus Carboplatin