Table 4.
Acute toxicity Common Toxicity Criteria National Cancer Institute (CTC NCI) version 2 criteria (294 patients)
| Grade | 0 N (%) | 1 N (%) | 2 N (%) | 3 N (%) | 4 N (%) |
| Dehydration | 283 (96) | 4 (1.4) | 5 (1.7) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) |
| Fatigue | 150 (52) | 70 (24) | 74 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Anorexia | 263 (90) | 26 (9) | 5 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Diarrhea | 191 (65) | 36 (12) | 61 (21) | 6 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Proctitis | 246 (84) | 41 (14) | 4 (1.4) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) |
| Nausea | 257 (87) | 120 (41) | 132 (45) | 5 (1.7) | 0 (0) |
| Vomiting | 60 (20) | 108 (37) | 120 (41) | 5 (1.7) | 0 (0) |
| Dysuria | 233 (79) | 51 (17) | 10 (3.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Dermatitis | 241 (82) | 43 (14) | 10 (3.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Neutropenia | 3 (1) | 78 (26.5) | 124 (42) | 89 (30) | 0 (0) |