Table 3. Grade 3–4 haematological toxicity and management in both arms.

	CIP (n=101)	CEP (n=98)
Toxicity	%	%	P
Anaemia	48	27	0.002
Leukopaenia	95	76	0.0001
Neutropaenia	97	95	0.51
Thrombocytopaenia	37	25	0.08
Febrile neutropaenia, grade 3	14	3	0.007
G-CSF	48	22	0.0002
Transfusion	37	22	0.03
Hospitalisation	34	19	0.02

Abbreviations: CEP=cisplatin/paclitaxel/epirubicin; CIP=cisplatin/paclitaxel/ifosfamide; G-CSF=granulocyte colony-stimulating factors.