Abandonment of therapy
A total of 31/181 (17%) patients abandoned therapy: 21 during
chemotherapy, 8 before radiation therapy, and 2 during radiation
therapy. Of the 31, 19 (61%) patients never returned. Of the twelve
that returned: 8 returned in relapse or progressive disease. Among these
12, five restarted mStanfordV therapy (chemotherapy and radiation) and
one received only radiation. Last status of these 12 returned patients
are: 6 expired (4 months to 7 years from diagnosis), 2 abandoned therapy
second time (17 and 33 months from diagnosis to last contact), 1 lost to
follow-up in CR (5 years from diagnosis to last contact), and 3 alive (8
to 11 years from diagnosis to last contact).