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Characteristics	Oral, no.	Intravenous, no.	OR (95% CI)	p value
Cancer type
Breast cancer	5	15	0.27 (0.10–0.79)	.017
Others	30	337
Admitted to ICU in the last month of life
Yes	8	29	0.30 (0.13–0.73)	.008
No	27	323
Received CPR
Yes	12	155	1.51 (0.73–3.13)	.269
No	23	197
Received invasive ventilation support
Yes	6	92	1.71 (0.69–4.25)	.248
No	29	260
Died in hospital
Yes	23	148	0.38 (0.18–0.79)	.009
No	12	204

Characteristics	Oral, no.	Intravenous, no.	OR (95% CI)	p value
Cancer type
Breast cancer	5	15	0.27 (0.10–0.79)	.017
Others	30	337
Admitted to ICU in the last month of life
Yes	8	29	0.30 (0.13–0.73)	.008
No	27	323
Received CPR
Yes	12	155	1.51 (0.73–3.13)	.269
No	23	197
Received invasive ventilation support
Yes	6	92	1.71 (0.69–4.25)	.248
No	29	260
Died in hospital
Yes	23	148	0.38 (0.18–0.79)	.009
No	12	204

Table 3

Difference in cancer types and aggressiveness‐of‐care indicators between two chemotherapy administration routes within the last month of life

Characteristics	Oral, no.	Intravenous, no.	OR (95% CI)	p value
Cancer type
Breast cancer	5	15	0.27 (0.10–0.79)	.017
Others	30	337
Admitted to ICU in the last month of life
Yes	8	29	0.30 (0.13–0.73)	.008
No	27	323
Received CPR
Yes	12	155	1.51 (0.73–3.13)	.269
No	23	197
Received invasive ventilation support
Yes	6	92	1.71 (0.69–4.25)	.248
No	29	260
Died in hospital
Yes	23	148	0.38 (0.18–0.79)	.009
No	12	204

Characteristics	Oral, no.	Intravenous, no.	OR (95% CI)	p value
Cancer type
Breast cancer	5	15	0.27 (0.10–0.79)	.017
Others	30	337
Admitted to ICU in the last month of life
Yes	8	29	0.30 (0.13–0.73)	.008
No	27	323
Received CPR
Yes	12	155	1.51 (0.73–3.13)	.269
No	23	197
Received invasive ventilation support
Yes	6	92	1.71 (0.69–4.25)	.248
No	29	260
Died in hospital
Yes	23	148	0.38 (0.18–0.79)	.009
No	12	204

^aBased on multivariate analyses.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ER, emergency room; ICU, intensive care unit; PCT, palliative chemotherapy.

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