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NCI—CTC grade 3–4
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| % Cycles | % Patients | |
| Leucopaenia | 20 | 27 |
| Neutropaenia | 33 | 51 |
| Thrombocytopaenia | 19 | 26 |
| Anaemia | 8 | 12 |
| Febrile neutropaenia | 3 | 3 |
| G-CSF use | 14 | 16 |
| EPO use | 15 | 18 |
| RBC transfusion | 6 | 12 |
| Platelet transfusion | 6 | 3 |
Abbreviations: EPO=erythropoietin; G-CSF=granulocyte-colony stimulating factor; NCI—CTC=National Cancer Institute—Common Toxicity Criteria; RBC=red blood cells.
