Table 3.
Grade 3 or higher adverse events at first-line chemotherapy affecting ≥ 5% of patients.
| Cohort 1 | Cohort 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second-line chemotherapy n = 156 | BSC n = 77 | P | Combination therapy n = 89 | Monotherapy n = 67 | P | ||
| Hematological, n (%) | Leukopenia | 50 (32) | 23 (30) | 0.74 | 25 (28) | 25 (37) | 0.22 |
| Neutropenia | 96 (62) | 38 (49) | 0.08 | 54 (61) | 42 (63) | 0.80 | |
| Anemia | 17 (11) | 16 (21) | 0.04 | 9 (10) | 8 (12) | 0.72 | |
| Thrombocytopenia | 16 (10) | 10 (13) | 0.53 | 6 (7) | 10 (15) | 0.10 | |
| Nonhematological, n (%) | Febrile neutropenia | 17 (11) | 10 (13) | 0.64 | 9 (10) | 8 (12) | 0.72 |
| Anorexia | 12 (8) | 11 (14) | 0.11 | 7 (8) | 5 (8) | 0.93 | |
| Nausea | 7 (5) | 5 (7) | 0.52 | 6 (7) | 1 (2) | 0.12 | |
| Diarrhea | 9 (6) | 1 (1) | 0.11 | 6 (7) | 3 (5) | 0.55 | |
| Sensory neuropathy | 15 (10) | 7 (9) | 0.90 | 5 (6) | 10 (15) | 0.051 | |
| ALT increased | 9 (6) | 6 (8) | 0.55 | 7 (8) | 2 (3) | 0.20 | |
| Biliary tract infection | 7 (5) | 5 (7) | 0.52 | 4 (5) | 3 (5) | 0.996 | |
Correlation of adverse events during first-line treatment with the treatment details of cohort 1 and cohort 2.