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. 2012 Aug 30;107(7):1037–1043. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.384

Table 4. G3+ toxicity: normal renal function vs mild renal impairment.

  Arms A+C (no cetuximab) Arm B (+cetuximab)
  OxCap
OxFU
OxCap
OxFU
CrCl (ml min−1) >80 50–80   >80 50–80   >80 50–80   >80 50–80  
G3+ toxicity N (%) N (%) P -value N (%) N (%) P -value N (%) N (%) P -value N (%) N (%) P -value
Any toxicity 275 (52%) 298 (60%) 0.047 162 (58%) 169 (67%) 0.060 197 (75%) 175 (72%) 0.16 120 (78%) 99 (82%) 0.72
Nausea 26 (5%) 53 (11%) 0.001 8 (3%) 17 (7%) 0.062 18 (7%) 24 (10%) 0.18 10 (6%) 6 (5%) 0.65
Vomiting 24 (5%) 32 (6%) 0.13 10 (4%) 10 (4%) 0.83 18 (7%) 16 (7%) 0.65 9 (6%) 8 (7%) 0.19
Diarrhoea 58 (11%) 95 (19%) 0.012 21 (7%) 28 (11%) 0.22 59 (22%) 69 (28%) 0.43 23 (15%) 23 (19%) 0.54
Mucositis 7 (1%) 3 (1%) 0.093 7 (2%) 11 (4%) 0.31 6 (2%) 8 (3%) 0.51 12 (8%) 11 (9%) 0.70
Lethargy 91 (17%) 106 (21%) 0.54 38 (14%) 45 (18%) 0.28 45 (17%) 71 (29%) 0.013 39 (25%) 37 (31%) 0.19
PPE 21 (4%) 18 (4%) 0.57 3 (1%) 0 (0%) NA 33 (13%) 29 (12%) 0.61 9 (6%) 7 (6%) 0.60
Neuropathy 52 (10%) 51 (10%) 0.85 31 (11%) 35 (14%) 0.94 36 (14%) 28 (11%) 0.36 20 (13%) 16 (13%) 0.40
Thrombocytopenia 6 (1%) 18 (4%) 0.009 6 (2%) 6 (2%) 0.94 9 (3%) 7 (3%) 0.73 1 (1%) 4 (3%) 0.47
Neutropenia 14 (3%) 14 (3%) 0.85 61 (22%) 76 (30%) 0.085 5 (2%) 5 (2%) 0.49 36 (23%) 44 (36%) 0.045
Treatment-related infection 4 (1%) 5 (1%) 0.25 28 (10%) 24 (9%) 0.83 2 (1%) 2 (1%) 0.84 10 (6%) 14 (12%) 0.13
Treatment-related death 4 (1%) 10 (2%) 0.098 5 (2%) 3 (1%) 0.52 4 (2%) 4 (2%) 0.83 1 (1%) 0 (0%) NA
                         
Outcomes in first 12 weeks
 Oxaliplatin dose reduction 108 (20%) 138 (28%) 0.33 63 (22%) 59 (23%) 0.86 93 (35%) 107 (44%) 0.49 40 (26%) 47 (39%) 0.043
 Fp dose reduction 183 (35%) 226 (46%) 0.093 78 (28%) 83 (33%) 0.31 139 (53%) 163 (67%) 0.031 60 (39%) 68 (56%) 0.018
 Dose delay 203 (38%) 241 (49%) 0.017 163 (58%) 169 (67%) 0.11 123 (47%) 128 (52%) 0.18 101 (66%) 92 (76%) 0.031

Abbreviations: CrCl=creatinine clearance; fp=fluoropyrimidine; OxCap=oxaliplatin/capecitabine; OxFU=oxaliplatin/leucovorin (LV)/infusional 5-FU; NA=not applicable; PPE=palmar-plantar erythema.