Use of Chinese Herbal Medicine Improves Chemotherapy-Induced Thrombocytopenia among Gynecological Cancer Patients: An Observational Study

Table 2

Characteristics of the patients treated with Chinese herbal medicine formula: Chang-Gung platelet elevating formula (CGPEF).

	Count (%)	Median (Q1; Q3)
Age		59.63 (49.11;64.75)
Cancer type
Cervical cancer	5 (27.8)
Ovarian cancer	11 (61.1)
Endometrial cancer	2 (11.1)
Comorbidities
Hypertension	1 (5.6)
Diabetes mellitus	0 (0)
Ischemic heart disease	0 (0)
Cerebral vascular disease	0 (0)
Coagulopathy/bleeding disorder	0 (0)
Other malignancies	0 (0)
Preceding chemotherapy regimens		2.5 (1.0;4.0)
Chemotherapy regimens for CGPEF treatment
Cisplatin-based	2 (11.1)
Carboplatin-based	13 (72.2)
Taxane alone	1 (5.6)
Others	2 (11.1)