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. 2024 Apr 20;29(8):e1012–e1019. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae073

Table 4.

Most common (incidence ≥ 2%) treatment-emergent adverse events.

Colorectal cancer (n = 2798) Non-colorectal cancer (n = 204) Total (N = 3005a)
Any Grade Grade ≥ 3 Any Grade Grade ≥ 3 Any Grade Grade ≥ 3
Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome 578 (20.7) 67 (2.4) 15 (7.4) 0 594 (19.8) 67 (2.2)
Hypertension 473 (16.9) 196 (7.0) 7 (3.4) 1 (0.5) 480 (16.0) 197 (6.6)
Asthenia 340 (12.2) 19 (0.7) 10 (4.9) 0 350 (11.7) 19 (0.6)
Appetite decreased 283 (10.1) 13 (0.5) 11 (5.4) 1 (0.5) 294 (9.8) 14 (0.5)
Diarrhea 264 (9.4) 27 (1.0) 17 (8.3) 2 (1.0) 281 (9.4) 29 (1.0)
Dysphonia 252 (9.0) 1 (0.04) 7 (3.4) 0 260 (8.7) 1 (0.03)
Proteinuria 197 (7.0) 24 (0.9) 2 (1.0) 0 199 (6.6) 24 (0.8)
Abdominal pain 178 (6.4) 21 (0.8) 12 (5.9) 2 (1.0) 190 (6.3) 23 (0.8)
Vomiting 104 (3.7) 8 (0.3) 11 (5.4) 0 115 (3.8) 8 (0.3)
Constipation 106 (3.8) 0 4 (2.0) 0 110 (3.7) 0
Oral ulcer 96 (3.4) 1 (0.04) 9 (4.4) 0 105 (3.5) 1 (0.03)
Rash 85 (3.0) 5 (0.2) 4 (2.0) 1 (0.5) 89 (3.0) 6 (0.2)
Bloating 86 (3.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.5) 0 87 (2.9) 3 (0.1)
Nausea 80 (2.9) 3 (0.1) 5 (2.5) 0 85 (2.8) 3 (0.1)
Fever 74 (2.6) 4 (0.1) 6 (2.9) 0 80 (2.7) 4 (0.1)
Oral mucositis 60 (2.1) 8 (0.3) 6 (2.9) 1 (0.5) 66 (2.2) 9 (0.3)
Platelet count decreased 158 (5.7) 28 (1.0) 13 (6.4) 2 (1.0) 171 (5.7) 30 (1.0)
White blood cell count decreased 79 (2.8) 5 (0.2) 14 (6.9) 1 (0.5) 93 (3.1) 6 (0.2)
Cough 80 (2.9) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.5) 0 81 (2.7) 2 (0.1)
Back pain 75 (2.7) 4 (0.1) 5 (2.5) 1 (0.5) 80 (2.7) 5 (0.2)
Hypokalemia 66 (2.4) 16 (0.6) 6 (2.9) 1 (0.5) 72 (2.4) 17 (0.5)
Hypoalbuminemia 69 (2.5) 3 (0.1) 3 (1.5) 0 72 (2.4) 3 (0.1)
Arthralgia 63 (2.3) 5 (0.2) 3 (1.5) 0 66 (2.2) 5 (0.2)
Anemia 79 (2.8) 23 (0.8) 7 (3.4) 2 (1.0) 86 (2.9) 25 (0.8)
Abnormal liver function 56 (2.0) 7 (0.3) 2 (1.0) 0 58 (1.9) 7 (0.2)
Pain in extremity 54 (1.9) 7 (0.3) 2 (1.0) 0 56 (1.9) 7 (0.2)
Headache 51 (1.8) 2 (0.1) 0 0 51 (1.7) 2 (0.1)
Aspartate aminotransferase increased 44 (1.6) 4 (0.1) 5 (2.5) 0 49 (1.6) 4 (0.1)
Edema peripheral 46 (1.6) 3 (0.1) 3 (1.5) 0 49 (1.6) 3 (0.1)
Pain 44 (1.6) 1 (0.04) 3 (1.5) 0 47 (1.6) 1 (0.03)
Neutrophil count decreased 35 (1.3) 4 (0.1) 5 (2.5) 1 (0.5) 40 (1.3) 5 (0.2)
Hyponatremia 39 (1.4) 14 (0.5) 0 0 39 (1.3) 14 (0.5)

aIncluded 3 patients who had unknown primary tumors: patient 1 had an unknown origin, likely gastrointestinal tract, with lung metastasis; patient 2 had abdominal metastasis of unknown primary tumor; patient 3 had multicentric intestinal adenocarcinoma with peritoneal, lymph node, and lung metastasis.