Table 3– Primary end-point: reasons for failure
ReasonSubjects n
≥2 cycles of chemotherapy not given1
No extrapleural pneumonectomy15
No 54 Gy post-operative radiotherapy21
Treatment not within time frame27
Mortality7
Persisting grade 3–4 toxicity3
Progressive disease16

  • Data for all registered patients; some patients had multiple reasons for not reaching the primary end-point.