Table 1: General characteristics of patients enrolled in the study

 

Criteria

Total No.

(28 cases)

(Gem-Ox)

(12 cases)

(Gem-Ox-Pem)

(16 cases)

P Value

Gender

 

Male

23 (82.1%)

10 (83.3%)

13 (81.3%)

0.64

Female

5 (17.9%)

2 (16.7%)

3 (18.8%)

0.38

Stage

 

III-B

12 (42.9%)

5 (41.7%)

7 (43.8%)

0.3

IV

16 (57.1%)

7 (58.3%)

9 (56.3%)

0.61

Elevated Biochemical marker

 

SGOT

5 (17.9%)

1 (8.3%)

4 (25%)

0.22

Hypercalcemia

9 (32.1%)

3 (25%)

6 (37.5%)

0.26

Alkaline phosphatase

11 (39.3%)

5 (41.7%)

6 (37.5%)

0.3

Pathological Types

 

Adenocarcinoma

18 (64.3%)

8 (66.7%)

10 (62.5%)

0.57

Large cell

10 (35.7%)

4 (33.3%)

6 (37.5%)

0.3

 

Gem indicates gemcitabine ; Ox, oxaliplatin; Pem, pemetrexed.