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. 2010 Apr 13;102(9):1355–1360. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605650

Table 4. Worst non-haematological drug-related toxicity per patients (all cycles).

Treatment arm Number of patients
  Carboplatin arm
Paclitaxel arm
Triplet arm
CTCAE grade Toxicity 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Fatigue 4 5 3 5 7 3 5
Pain 6 4 2 2 8 2 1 5 0
Sensory neuropathy 6 1 8 1 1 5 3
Alopecia 2 12 1 7
Nausea 4 5 4 2 3 4
Pain – headache 1 5 1 3 1 1 4
QTc prolongation 3 7 2 2 1
Vomiting 3 2 1 3 3 2
Hypertension 3 2 1 2 3 1
Constipation 4 1 4 2
Diarrhoea 2 1   3 1 1 2 3
Pyrexia 3 5 2 1
Flushing 3 1 1 2 1
Hypotension 1 1 3 1 2
Itching 3 1 4
Anorexia 1 1 4 1
Infection 1 1 2 2 1
Myalgia 1 3 2 1
Neurological: muzzy head 2 2 1
Oedema 2 1 1 1
Perianal itching 3 1 1
Rash 1 1 1 2
Stomatitis 1 1 1 2
Tachycardia 1 2 2
Agitation 2 1 1
Cough 1 1 1
Motor neuropathy 1 1 1
Allergy 1a 1 1
Ataxia 1 1
Dysphasia 1 1
Dehydration 1
Incontinence 1
Sepsis 1

Abbreviation: CTCAE=common terminology criteria for adverse events.

a

Grade 4 toxicity.