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. 2011 May 24;104(12):1816–1821. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.178

Table 2. Treatment toxicity.

  CDI arm (N=74)
CTI arm (N=74)
  All grades Grade 3 Grade 4 All grades Grade 3 Grade 4
Fatigue 45 (61%) 11 (15%) 1 (1%) 43 (58%) 11 (15%) 2 (3%)
Fever 38 (51%) 5 (7%) 40 (54%) 7 (9%)
Nausea/vomiting 47 (63%) 11 (15%) 44 (59%) 7 (9%)
Constipation 8 (11%) 9 (12%)
Diarrhoea 5 (7%) 5 (7%)
Anorexia 15 (20%) 6 (8%) 17 (23%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%)
Leukocytes 14 (19%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 21 (28%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%)
Neutropenia 28 (38%) 7 (9%) 4 (5%) 29 (39%) 10 (14%) 7 (9%)
Thrombocytopenia 23 (31%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 22 (30%) 3 (4%) 4 (5%)
Anaemia 23 (31%) 3 (4%) 35 (47%) 6 (8%) 1 (1%)
Lymphopenia 7 (9%) 2 (3%) 10 (14%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Liver function 23 (31%) 3 (4%) 18 (24%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%)

Abbreviations: CDI=DTIC-based chemotherapy; CTI=TMZ-based chemotherapy; DTIC=Dacarbazine; TMZ=Temozolomide.

Data are N (%).