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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2009 Oct 1;115(19):4504–4513. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24528

Table 4.

Grade 3–5 toxicities with irinotecan and docetaxel

Group A (N=20) Group B (N=32)
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Hemoglobin - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Leukocytes 4 20% 2 10% - - 5 16% 2 6% - -
Lymphopenia - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Neutrophils 2 10% 4 20% - - 2 6% 3 9% - -
Transfusion of packed red blood cells 1 5% - - - - 3 9% - - - -
Hypotension - - - - - - - - 2 6% - -
Thrombosis/embolism - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Cardiac-other - - - - - - - - 1 3% - -
Fatigue 2 10% - - - - 7 22% - - - -
Fever - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Prothrombin time - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Anorexia 1 5% 1 5% - - 3 9% 1 3% - -
Dehydration 6 30% - - - - 3 9% - - 1 3%
Gastritis 1 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Stomatitis 1 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Nausea - - - - - - 2 6% - - - -
Vomiting 1 5% - - - - 1 3% 1 3% - -
Diarrhea 8 40% 1 5% - - 3 9% 1 3% - -
Gastrointestinal bleeding 1 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Alkaline phosphatase 1 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Hypoalbuminemia - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Febrile neutropenia 1 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Infection with grade 3 –4 neutropenia 1 5% 1 5% - - - - 1 3% 1 3%
Infection with unknown neutrophil count - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Infection without neutropenia - - - - - - - - 2 6% 1 3%
Hypokalemia 1 5% - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Hyponatremia 7 35% - - - - 3 9% - - - -
Depressed level of consciousness - - - - - - 2 6% - - - -
Dizziness/lightheadedness - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Anxiety/agitation 1 5% - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Hypoxia 1 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Pleural effusion 1 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Pulmonary-other - - 1 5% - - - - - - - -
Syncope - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
Abdominal pain - - - - - - 1 3% - - - -
ARDS - - - - - - - - 1 3% - -
Dyspnea - - - - - - 1 3% 1 3% - -
Creatinine - - 1 5% - - 1 3% 1 3% - -

WORST DEGREE 9 45% 6 30% - - 14 44% 5 16% 3 9%