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. 2010 Aug 17;103(6):837–844. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605858

Table 2. Worst grade per patient of adverse events, irrespective of relationship to study drug, reported in the triweekly cohort.

Adverse event Any grade, n (%) Grade 1, n (%) Grade 2, n (%) Grade 3, n (%) Grade 4, n (%)
Chills 17 (63) 10 (37) 7 (26)
Pain 9 (33) 4 (15) 3 (11) 2 (8)
Asthenia 8 (30) 5 (19) 3 (11)
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase increased 5 (19) 4 (15) 1 (4)
Oedema peripheral 5 (19) 2 (8) 3 (11)
Fever 5 (19) 5 (19)
Hyperbilirubinaemia 4 (15) 1 (4) 3 (11)
Blood pressure increased 4 (15) 3 (11) 1 (4)
Ascites 3 (11) 1 (4) 1 (4) 1 (4)
Constipation 3 (11) 1 (4) 2 (8)
Pruritus 3 (11) 2 (8) 1 (4)
Aspartate aminotransferase increased 2 (8) 2 (8)
Diarrhoea 2 (8) 2 (8)      
Dyspnoea 2 (8) 1 (4) 1 (4)
Hyperkalaemia 2 (8) 1 (4) 1 (4)
Hyperuricaemia 2 (8) 2 (8)
Insomnia 2 (8) 2 (8)
Nausea 2 (8) 1 (4) 1 (4)
Performance status decreased 2 (8) 2 (8)
Anaemia 1 (4) 1 (4)
Anorexia 1 (4) 1 (4)
Blood uric acid increased 1 (4) 1 (4)
Bundle branch block left 1 (4) 1 (4)
Cholangitis 1 (4) 1 (4)
Confusional state 1 (4) 1 (4)
Depression 1 (4) 1 (4)
Dysgeusia 1 (4) 1 (4)
Dyspepsia 1 (4) 1 (4)
Encephalopathy 1 (4) 1 (4)
Extrasystoles 1 (4) 1 (4)
Flatulence 1 (4) 1 (4)
Haemoptysis 1 (4) 1 (4)
Haemorrhoids 1 (4) 1 (4)
Headache 1 (4) 1 (4)
Hepatic cirrhosis 1 (4) 1 (4)
Hepatic failure 1 (4) 1 (4)
Hyperammonaemia 1 (4) 1 (4)
Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy 1 (4) 1 (4)
Hypotension 1 (4) 1 (4)
Lymphopenia 1 (4) 1 (4)
Mucosal inflammation 1 (4) 1 (4)
Oesophageal varices haemorrhage 1 (4) 1 (4)
Pleural effusion 1 (4) 1 (4)
Pulmonary embolism 1 (4) 1 (4)
Rash 1 (4) 1 (4)
Sinus tachycardia 1 (4) 1 (4)
Syncope 1 (4) 1 (4)
Weight loss 1 (4) 1 (4)