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. 2011 Feb 15;104(4):605–612. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.17

Table 3. Common (>5%) haematological and non-haematological toxicities (intention-to-treat analysis).

  Toxicity per cycle (N=212)
Toxicity per patient (N=49)
Adverse events Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
Anaemia 57 14 2 4a 28 7 1 2a
Leukopenia 18 18 9 9
Neutropenia 12 14 14 6 7 6
Thrombocytopenia 51 22 6 27 11 3
                 
Asthenia 43 49 10 19 21 2
Anorexia 57 12 14 29 6 7
Nausea 55 14 12 25 7 6
Vomiting 22 8 10 11 4 5
Stomatitis 39 2 2 20 2 2
Diarrhoea 33 6 4 15 3 2
Constipation 49 6 21 4
Neuropathy 88 2 41 2
Hand-foot syndrome 18 2 9 1
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Two patients experienced tumour bleeding.