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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Oncol. 2010 May;5(5):713–718. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181d7776d

TABLE 2.

Adverse Events

Arm A
Arm B
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 3 Grade 4
Hematologic toxicity, n (%)
 Leukopenia 3 (7) 4 (10) 4 (12) 1 (3)
 Anemia 5 (12) 0 1 (3) 0
 Thrombocytopenia 1 (2) 0 0 0
 Neutropenia 3 (7) 6 (14) 3 (9) 5 (15)
 Neutropenic fever 4 (10) 2 (5) 3 (9) 2 (6)
Nonhematologic toxicity, n (%)
 Fatigue 2 (5) 0 5 (15) 0
 Nausea/vomiting 7 (17) 3 (7) 6 (18) 0
 Diarrhea 9 (21) 6 (14) 4 (12) 5 (15)
 Dehydration 8 (19) 3 (7) 6 (18) 4 (12)
 Sepsis 0 1 (2)a 0 0
 Anorexia/weight loss 2 (5) 0 3 (9) 1 (3)
 Thrombosis 0 3 (7)b 1 (3) 1 (3)
 Cardiac 1 (2) 1 (2)c 0 1 (3)c
 Acute renal failure 5 (12) 0 0 1 (3)
 Bleeding 0 1 (2)a 0 0
a

Includes one patient each with grade 5 toxicity.

b

Includes two patients with grade 5 toxicity.

c

Includes one patient with sudden death in each arm.