Table 3

 Cycles of chemotherapy received according to baseline WHO performance status (PS) and chosen chemotherapy regimen (based on 358 patients who were allocated and received their chosen chemotherapy regimen)

Performance status
Cycles receivedPS 0(n = 79)PS 1(n = 200)PS 2(n = 71)PS 3(n = 8)
    03 (4%)9 (5%)10 (14%)2 (25%)
    17 (9%)26 (13%)19 (27%)2 (25%)
    211 (14%)17 (9%)14 (20%)0 (0%)
    358 (73%)148 (74%)28 (39%)4 (50%)
Chosen regimen
CV(n = 16)MIC(n = 123)MVP(n = 153)NP(n = 66)
For details of chemotherapy regimens, see text.
    01 (6%)7 (6%)11 (7%)5 (8%)
    12 (12%)15 (12%)22 (14%)15 (23%)
    22 (12%)16 (13%)14 (9%)10 (15%)
    311 (69%)85 (69%)106 (69%)36 (55%)