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. 2008 Jul 1;99(2):259–265. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604456

Table 5. Severe toxicity causing change of sunitinib dosing.

Reasons for dose reduction n (=37)
Non-haematological  
 Stomatitis grade 3 6
 Fatigue grade 3 5
 Hand-foot syndrome grade 2–3 5
 Combination of several grade 1–2 toxicities 5
 Diarrhoea grade 3 2
 Cognitive disorder grade 2–3 2
 Esophagitis grade 3 1
 Headache grade 3 1
 Hypertension grade 3 1
 Pain mouth grade 3 1
 Transient ischaemic attack grade 3 1
   
Haematological  
 Neutropenia grade 3 3
 Thrombocytopenia grade 3 3
 Leucocytopenia grade 3 1
   
Reasons for permanent discontinuation at once n (=3)
 Cognitive disorder grade 2 1
 Hypertension grade 3 1
 Stomatitis grade 2 1