Table 2. Maximum toxicity per patient according to the NCI-CTC grade (n=53).
All grades | Grade 3 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Haematological events | ||||
Anaemia | 23 | 43 | — | — |
Leucopenia | 4 | 8 | — | — |
Neutropenia | 12 | 23 | 3 | 6 |
Thrombopenia | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Non-haematological events | ||||
Fever | 8 | 15 | — | — |
Alopecia | 14 | 26 | 2 | 4 |
Nausea | 30 | 57 | 4 | 8 |
Vomiting | 24 | 45 | 2 | 4 |
Diarrhoea | 27 | 51 | 8 | 15 |
Epigastralgia | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
Asthenia | 30 | 57 | 7 | 13 |
Headache | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Hand–foot syndrome | 7 | 13 | — | — |
Mucositis | 11 | 21 | — | — |
Liver | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Renal | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Skin | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Anorexia | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
Abbreviation: NCI-CTC=National Cancer Institute-Common Toxicity Criteria.