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. 2006 May 30;94(12):1809–1815. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603195

Table 3. Worst toxicities by patients reported in the phase II study.

  NCI-CTC grade
  Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
Toxicity no. (%) no. (%) no. (%) no. (%)
Haematologic        
 Neutropenia 4 (13) 1 (3) 5 (16) 5 (16)
 Febrile neutropenia 1 (3) 2 (6)   2 (6)
 Thrombocytopenia 2 (6) 3 (10)    
Gastrointestinal        
 Nausea/vomiting 11 (35) 4 (13)    
 Colitis 1 (3) 2 (6)    
 Diarrhoea 2 (6) 5 (16) 6 (19)  
 Stomatitis     1 (3)  
 Proctitis 3 (10) 2 (6)    
Skin, local toxicity 1 (3) 2 (6)    
Fatigue/asthenia 3 (10) 1 (3)    
Fever 1 (3) 2 (6)    
Paresthesia/dysesthesia 5 (16)      

NCI-CTC=National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria.