Impact of Sex on Chemotherapy Toxicity and Efficacy Among Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Pooled Analysis of 5 Randomized Trials

摘要

This pooled analysis from 5 clinical trials of metastatic colorectal cancer patients found no difference in overall or progression-free survival between female and male subjects. Female subjects had a higher rate of gastrointestinal and hematologic toxicities.