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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 Sep 22;117(3):526–533. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25421

Table 2.

Adverse Events

Toxicity Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
N = 77 Number (%) Number (%) Number (%) Number (%) Number (%)
Leukocytes (Total WBC) 5 (6%) 18 (23%) 27 (35%) 23 (30%) 0
Neutrophils 4 (5%) 2(3%) 14 (18%) 39 (51%) 0
Platelets 27 (35%) 5 (6%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 0
Febrile Neutropenia 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 0
Documented Infections 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 8 (10%) 0 (0%) 0
Infection without neutropenia 2 (3%) 13 (17%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
Cardiac Arrhythmia 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 5 (6%) 1 (1%) 0
Edema 20 (26%) 10 (13%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 0
Hypertension 8 (10%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 0
Hypotension 0 (0%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 0 (0%) 0
PT Prolongation 7 (9%) 6 (8%) 6 (8%) 0 (0%) 0
Fatigue 15 (19%) 36 (47%) 15 (19%) 4 (5%) 0
Anorexia 16 (21%) 20 (26%) 2 (3%) 0 (0%) 0
Colitis 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0
Constipation 15 (19%) 13 (17%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 0
Diarrhea 21 (27%) 15 (19%) 5 (6%) 0 (0%) 0
Dehydration 2 (3%) 4 (5%) 2 (3%) 0 (0%) 0
Ileus/Obstruction 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (5%) 0 (0%) 0
Stomatitis/Mucositis 11 (14%) 16 (21%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 0
Nausea 32 (42%) 13 (17%) 4 (5%) 0 (0%) 0
Epistaxis 32 (42%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 0
Hemorrhage 6 (8%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 0
Melana/GI bleed 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (3%) 0 (0%) 0
Transaminase (AST) 5 (6%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 0
Acidosis 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
Hypoalbuminemia 20 (26%) 10 (13%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 0
Hyperglycemia 11 (14%) 15 (19%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 0
Hypokalemia 6 (8%) 0 (0%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 0
Hyponatremia 13 (17%) 0 (0%) 5 (6%) 0 (0%) 0
CNS Ischemia 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0
CNS Hemorrhage/Bleed 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 0
Mood alteration 8 (10%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 0
Neuropathy 20 (26%) 14 (18%) 4 (5%) 0 (0%) 0
Syncope 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (5%) 0 (0%) 0
Bone pain 1 (1%) 8 (10%) 4 (5%) 0 (0%) 0
Neuropathic pain 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0
Pain 7 (9%) 16 (21%) 11 (14%) 0 (0%) 0
Cough 11 (14%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 0
Dyspnea 0 (0%) 13 (17%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 0
Proteinuria 11 (14%) 5 (6%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 0
Thrombosis/Embolism 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (5%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)