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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Jul 1;14(13):4200–4205. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-4592

Table 5.

Incidence of Treatment-related Adverse Events

Cycle 1 and Cross-over Cycle 2 ABI-007
n = 15
Cycle 1 and Cross-over Cycle 2 Taxol
n = 16
Cycle 3 ABI-007 and Beyond
n = 13

Toxicity Grade 1-2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1-2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1-2 Grade 3 Grade 4
Body as a whole No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Alopecia 5 33 6 37.5
Anorexia/weight loss 1 7 2 12.5 1 8
Arthralgia/Pain 2 13 2 12.5 3 23
Fatigue 4 25 4 31
Headache 2 13 1 6 1 8
Hypersensitivity reaction 1 8
Blood/Bone marrow changes
Anemia 1 7 1 7 1 6 2 15 2 15
Thrombocytopenia 2 15
Leukopenia 1 7 1 7 1 7 4 25 2 12.5 2 15 1 8
Neutropenia 2 13 2 13 1 6 3 19 1 8 2 15 3 23
Lymphopenia 3 20 1 7 2 12.5 1 8
Febrile neutropenia 1 7 1 8
Digestive system
Mucositis 2 13 1 6
Nausea/vomiting 5 33 2 12.5 5 38
Diarrhea 1 7 2 12.5 1 6 1 8
Dyspepsia 2 12.5
Dysgeusia 2 13 1 6 3 23
Flatulence/Abdominal distention 1 7 1 7
Pulmonary/Cardiovascular system
Dyspnea 1 7 1 6
Nervous/Muscular system
Dizziness 1 7 2 12.5 2 15
Neuropathy:sensory 2 13 2 12.5 2 15 1 8
Muscle weakness 1 6 1 6
Metabolic/Laboratory abnormalities
Increased PTT 1 7 2 12.5 1 6 1 8
Hypermagnesemia 2 15
Hypocalcemia 1 8 2 15
Hypophosphatemia 1 6
Hypokalemia 1 8