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. 2009 Oct 22;21(4):864–870. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdp390

Table 2.

Common toxic effects: serious adverse events

Grade Category Toxicity Total no. of patients (N = 25)
Grade 1 Allergy/immunology Allergy/immunology—other 1
Dermatology/skin Dermatology/skin—other 1
Metabolic/laboratory Sodium, serum—low (hyponatremia) 1
Grade 2 Neurology Mental status 1
Cardiac general Hypotension 1
Dermatology/skin Flushing 1
Gastrointestinal Dehydration 1
Nausea 1
Musculoskeletal/soft tissue Fracture 1
Pain Pain—other 1
Pulmonary/upper respiratory Dyspnea 1
Pulmonary/upper respiratory—other 1
Grade 3 Gastrointestinal Nausea 1
Vomiting 3
Diarrhea 3
Mucositis/stomatitis—oral cavity 1
Neurology Seizure 1
Grade 4 Metabolic/laboratory Calcium, serum high (hypercalcemia) 1
Hemorrhage/bleeding Hemorrhage, gastrointestinal—oral cavity 1
Grade 5 Death Death not associated with CTCAE term—disease progression NOS 1
Death not associated with CTCAE term—sudden death 1

CTCAE, Common Toxicity Criteria Adverse Event; NOS, not otherwise specified.