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. 2004 Dec 14;91(12):2005–2011. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602275

Table 3. Summary of haematologic and nonhaematologic toxicity.

  All grades
Grade 3–4
  No. of patients % No. of patients %
Haematologic        
 Anaemia 29 71 3 7
 Neutropenia 17 42 5 12
 Thrombocytopenia 6 15 1 2
         
Nonhaematologic        
 Asthenia 36 88 3 7
 Anorexia 34 83 3 7
 Hand–foot syndrome 27 66 1 2
 Constipation 26 63 0 0
 Nausea/vomiting 16 39 0 0
 Alopecia 12 29
 Mucositis 11 27 2 5
 Neuropathy 4 10 0 0
 Diarrhoea 3 7 1 2
 Cardiotoxicity 1 2 1 2