Table 5.
Toxicity for chemotherapy groups n (%)
Cisplatin group | Irinotecan group | Oxaliplatin group | Other group | P value | |
Clinical toxicity grade 3-4 | |||||
Nausea | 0 | 0 | 3 (14.3) | 0 | NS |
Vomiting | 2 (9.1) | 0 | 2 (9.5) | 1 (5.3) | NS |
Diarrhea | 1 (4.5) | 1 (5.6) | 0 | 0 | NS |
Fever | 0 | 4 (22.3) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (5.3) | NS |
Infection | 0 | 3 (16.7) | 3 (14.3) | 0 | NS |
Haematological toxicity grade 3-4 | |||||
Anemia | 0 | 1 (5.6) | 1 (4.8) | 0 | NS |
Neutropenia | 6 (27.3) | 6 (33.4) | 2 (9.5) | 0 | NS |
Thrombocytopenia | 1 (4.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
NS: Not significant.