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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 25.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2011 Apr 3;68(5):1331–1337. doi: 10.1007/s00280-011-1621-0

Table 3.

Toxicities of Albumin-bound paclitaxel by infusion duration and gradea

Toxicity 2-Hour Infusion (N=25) 30-Minute Infusion (N=40)
Number (%) Number (%)
0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4
Neuropathy 6 (24) 12 (48) 3 (12) 4 (16) -- 5 (13) 13 (33) 13 (33) 9 (23) --

Neutropenia 16 (64) 3 (12) 3 (12) 1 (4) 2 (8) 16 (40) 5 (13) 11 (28) 6 (15) 2 (5)

Leukopenia 11 (44) 6 (24) 5 (20) 2 (8) 1 (4) 15 (38) 9 (23) 8 (20) 8 (20) --

Fatigue 7 (28) 2 (8) 8 (32) 8 (32) -- 4 (10) 14 (35) 13 (33) 9 (23) --

Diarrhea 12 (48) 9 (36) 3 (12) 1 (4) -- 20 (50) 11 (28) 4 (10) 5 (13) --

Myalgia 17 (68) 4 (16) 3 (12) 1 (4) -- 28 (70) 8 (20) 4 (10) -- --

Alopecia 8 (32) 5 (20) 12 (48) -- -- 8 (20) 4 (10) 28 (70) -- --

Constipation 15 (60) 6 (24) 4 (16) -- -- 16 (40) 16 (40) 8 (20) -- --

Anemia 3 (12) 18 (72) 4 (16) -- -- 3 (8) 25 (63) 9 (23) 3 (8) --

Edema 17 (68) 5 (20) 3 (12) -- -- 26 (65) 8 (20) 6 (15) -- --

Nausea 11 (44) 13 (52) 1 (4) -- -- 20 (50) 16 (40) 3 (8) 1 (3) --

Rash 15 (60) 9 (36) 1 (4) -- -- 23 (58) 15 (38) 2 (5) -- --

Anorexia 19 (76) 5 (20) 1 (4) -- -- 29 (73) 7 (18) 4 (10) -- --

Hypersensitivity 25 (100) -- -- -- -- 40 (100) -- -- -- --
a

highest drug-related adverse events reported at any time on study