Table 4. Toxicity in IPM: by course, showing the percentage of courses complicated by WHO grade grade 3–4 toxicity and the number of patients who experienced this.
| No. of courses | % Courses grade 3–4 | No. of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaise | 87 | 17 | 10 |
| Dyspnoea | 85 | 7 | 5 |
| Infection | 87 | 6 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea | 87 | 1 | 1 |
| Anorexia | 85 | 2 | 2 |
| Nausea | 87 | 1 | 1 |
| Vomiting | 86 | 0 | 0 |
| Stomatitis | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutropenia | 89 | 19 | 12 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| Hb/WBC | 90 | 10 | 5 |
| Renal | 80 | 0 | 0 |
Seventeen patients were admitted because of toxicity, of whom two were admitted on two occasions.