Table 4.

Grade 3/4 toxicity of chemotherapy according to NCI-CTC grade

	VATS n = 54	Thoracotomy n = 56	p value
Hematologic,no. (%)	9(16.7)	18(33.3)	0.046*
Leukopenia	5 (9.3)	9 (16.1)	0.284
Neutropenia	7(13.0)	14 (25.0)	0.108
Anemia	1(1.9)	0(0.0)	0.491
Thrombocytopenia	1(1.9)	0(0.0)	0.491
Non-hematologic, no. (%)	6 (11.1)	15(26.8)	0.037*
Nausea	6 (11.1)	14 (25.0)	0.059
Vomiting	3 (5.6)	5(8.9)	0.716
Fatigue/asthenia	1 (1.9)	3 (5.4)	0.618
Diarrhea/constipation	1 (1.9)	2 (3.6)	1.000
Neuropathy: sensory	1 (1.9)	1 (1.8)	1.000
Phlebitis	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1.000
Infection	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1.000