Table 2.
Toxic effects reported as possibly, probably or definitely related to treatment
| Toxicity (n = 54) | Grade 1 |
Grade 2 |
Grade 3 |
Grade 4 |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Neutropenia | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 20 |
| Anemia | 12 | 22 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| Hypotension | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Thromboembolism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Skin rash | 12 | 22 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Diarrhea | 18 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| Dehydration | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Febrile neutropenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Documented infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyspnea | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Elevated serum creatinine | 13 | 24 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Auditory loss | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Edema | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatigue (asthenia, lethargy, malaise) | 10 | 19 | 26 | 48 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| Emesis | 9 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| Mucositis/stomatitis | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Melena/Gastrointestinal bleeding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hematuria | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elevated ALT | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elevated alkaline phosphatase | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hypokalemia | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 6 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Hyponatremia | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Neuropathy: motor | 12 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Neuropathy: sensory | 9 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hypocalcemia | 6 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
ALT, alanine aminotransferase.