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ABSTRACT: Background
As Asians are more vulnerable to febrile neutropenia (FN) than Caucasians, evaluations of FN incidence and risk factors in Asians are important for the appropriate use of primary pegfilgrastim (PEG-G).Patients and methods
Japanese breast cancer patients receiving standard adjuvant chemotherapies were prospectively enrolled in multicenter institutions from August 2015 to July 2017. FN was evaluated from 2 treatment policies: true FN (T-FN): ?37.5 °C, grade 4 neutropenia, mandatory hospital visit (visiting); surrogate FN (S-FN): ?37.5 °C, oral antibiotic, no mandatory visit (non-visiting). PEG-G was used at the physicians' discretion. The primary endpoint was FN incidence during all cycles. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify T-FN risk factors.Results
Of 1005 enrolled patients, 980 women treated with FEC, E(A)C, and TC were analyzed. The FN incidence proportions in all patients were 22.5%, 27.5%, and 33.9% for FEC, E(A)C, and TC, respectively. Those of T-FN were 27.7%, 22.4%, and 36.6%; those of S-FN were 17.3%, 32.4%, and 31.5% with more frequent primary PEG-G usage. The relative dose intensity (RDI) of the 3 regimens was ?0.85 in both groups. In the analysis of risk factors, TC (odds ratio = 2.67), age ? 65 years (2.24), and pretreatment absolute neutrophil count (ANC)/1000 ?l (0.8) remained significant.Conclusions
FN incidences were above 20% in the 3 regimens, with TC showing the highest. RDI was maintained at a high level in both visiting and non-visiting groups. Patient-related risk factors were age and pretreatment ANC.
SUBMITTER: Ishikawa T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7907535 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ishikawa Takashi T Sakamaki Kentaro K Narui Kazutaka K Nishimura Hideki H Sangai Takafumi T Tamaki Kentaro K Hasegawa Yoshie Y Watanabe Ken-Ichi KI Suganuma Nobuyasu N Michishita Shintaro S Sugae Sadatoshi S Aihara Tomohiko T Tsugawa Koichiro K Kaise Hirose H Taira Naruto N Mukai Hirofumi H
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) 20210216
<h4>Background</h4>As Asians are more vulnerable to febrile neutropenia (FN) than Caucasians, evaluations of FN incidence and risk factors in Asians are important for the appropriate use of primary pegfilgrastim (PEG-G).<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Japanese breast cancer patients receiving standard adjuvant chemotherapies were prospectively enrolled in multicenter institutions from August 2015 to July 2017. FN was evaluated from 2 treatment policies: true FN (T-FN): ≥37.5 °C, grade 4 neutropenia ...[more]