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Table 3 The number of chemotherapy cycles completed by the patients

From: Cardiotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil and capecitabine in Chinese patients: a prospective study

Treatment cycle

All patients, n (%) (n = 527)

5-fluorouracil, n (%) (n = 196)

Capecitabine, n (%) (n = 331)

1–4

196 (37.2)

68 (34.7)

128 (38.7)

5–8

268 (50.9)

91 (46.4)

177 (53.5)

≥ 9

35 (6.6)

32 (16.3)

3 (0.9)

Unknown

28 (5.3)

5 (2.6)

23 (6.9)