Table 3. Grade 3/4 haematological toxicity in the standard and accelerated AC and EC arms.

	Grade 3/4 leucopenia	Grade 3/4 neutropenia	Grade 3/4 anaemia	Grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia
Standard AC	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.1%)	0	0
Standard EC	1 (5.3%)	3 (15.8%)	0	0
	P=0.5	P=0.4	P=1.0	P=1.0
Accelerated AC	0	0	4 (9.5%)	1 (2.4%)
Accelerated EC	0	0	0	0
	P=1.0	P=1.0	P=0.3	P=1.0
Standard AC	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.1%)	0	0
Accelerated AC	0	0	4 (9.5%)	1 (2.4%)
	P=0.1	P=0.1	P=1.0	P=1.0
Standard EC	1 (5.3%)	3 (15.8%)	0	0
Accelerated EC	0	0	0	0
	P=0.5	P=0.08	P=0.1	P=0.1