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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 12.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Sep 8;15(18):5902–5909. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-0482

Table 2.

Treatment-related adverse events occurring in ≥10% of patients

Adverse event Any grade,
n (%)
Grade 3 or 4,
n (%)
Fatigue 59 (61) 10 (10)
Diarrhea 51 (53) 7 (7)
Nausea 38 (39) 3 (3)
Skin discoloration 37 (38) 0 (0)
Hand-foot syndrome 36 (37) 7 (7)
Hypertension 28 (29) 16 (16)
Stomatitis 28 (29) 2 (2)
Asymptomatic increase
   in lipase*
26 (27) 13 (13)
Vomiting 20 (21) 1 (1)
Dermatitis 19 (20) 0 (0)
Increased serum creatinine
   phosphokinase
18 (19) 1 (1)
Taste disturbance 18 (19) 0 (0)
Hypothyroidism 17 (18) 0 (0)
Dyspepsia 15 (15) 1 (1)
Increased serum amylase 15 (15) 4 (4)
Anemia 14 (14) 3 (3)
Flatulence 14 (14) 0 (0)
Headache 14 (14) 2 (2)
Decreased hemoglobin 13 (13) 3 (3)
Glossodynia 13 (13) 0 (0)
Limb pain 13 (13) 0 (0)
Decreased leukocyte count 12 (12) 3 (3)
Hair color changes 11 (11) 0 (0)
Paresthesia 11 (11) 0 (0)
Abdominal pain 10 (10) 3 (3)
Anorexia 10 (10) 1 (1)
Decreased neutrophil count 10 (10) 4 (4)
*

Grade 3/4 lipase increase was accompanied by pancreatitis in one patient.