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. 2012 Mar 28;18(12):1357–1364. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1357

Table 4.

Toxicity, dosage modifications and chemotherapy discontinuation n (%)

Patients
Clinical toxicity grade 3-4
Nausea 3 (3.7)
Vomiting 5 (6.2)
Diarrhea 2 (2.4)
Stomatitis 1 (1.2)
Fever 6 (7.5)
Infection 6 (7.5)
Haematological toxicity grade 3-4
Anemia 2 (2.4)
Neutropenia 14 (17.1)
Thrombocytopenia 1 (1.2)
Dosage modifications 41 (51.3)
Type
Treatment suppression 7 (17.1)
Dose reduction 17 (41.5)
Delay of cycle 33 (80.5)
Discontinuation before evaluation 31 (41.3)
Progressive disease 23 (74.2)
Toxicity 3 (9.7)
Chemotherapy-related deaths 5 (16.1)