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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2012 Jun 22;36(2):449–459. doi: 10.1007/s00270-012-0424-y

Table 2.

Treatment-emergent toxicities

Toxicities 1 months after initial DEB-TACE 1 (n = 13)
All grades Grades 1–2 Grades 3–4
Any (%) 13 (100)
Blood/bone marrow suppression (%)
 Anemia 1 (8) 1 (8)
 Lymphopenia 2 (15) 2 (15)
Cardiac events
 Hypotension 1 (8) 1 (8)
Cardiovascular system (%)
 Edema 2 (15) 2 (15)
Coagulation (%)
 Increased INR 2 (15) 2 (15)
Constitutional symptoms (%)
 Fatigue 9 (69) 6 (46) 3 (23)
 Fever 4 (31) 4 (31)
 Night sweats 6 (46) 6 (46)
Dermatologic events (%)
 Alopecia 3 (23) 3 (23)
 Dry skin 1 (8) 1 (8)
Gastrointestinal events (%)
 Ascites 1 (8) 1 (8)
 Anorexia 5 (38) 5 (38)
 Biloma 5 (38) 5 (38)
 Constipation 1 (8) 1 (8)
 Diarrhea 1 (8) 1 (8)
 Nausea 1 (8) 1 (8)
 Taste alteration 1 (8) 1 (8)
Hemorrhage/bleeding (%)
 Hematoma 1 (8) 1 (8)
Hepatic function (%)
 Increased ALT 5 (38) 3 (23) 2 (15)
 Increased AST 6 (46) 6 (46)
 Increased AP 8 (62) 8 (62)
 Hyperbilirubinemia 1 (8) 1 (8)
 Hypoalbuminemia 5 (38) 5 (38)
Infection (%)
 Liver abscess 1 (15) 1 (15)
Metabolic (%)
 Hyperglycemia 5 (38) 3 (23) 2 (15)
 Hyponatremia 1 (8) 1 (8)
Neurologic symptoms/events (%)
 Neuropathy 1 (8) 1 (8)
Pain (%)
 Abdominal nonspecific 5 (38) 4 (31) 1 (8)
 Right upper quadrant 6 (46) 6 (46)
 Other 1 (8) 1 (8)
Pulmonary (%)
 Dyspnea 1 (8) 1 (8)
 Dyspnea on exertion 1 (8) 1 (8)