Table 3.
Grade 3 or 4 Toxicities During Chemotherapy and RIT
Toxicity | R-CHOP |
RIT |
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Grade 3 |
Grade 4 |
Grade 3 |
Grade 4 |
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Hemoglobin | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Leukocytes | 8 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 17 | ||
Lymphopenia | 11 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 4 | 8 |
Neutrophils | 7 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 17 | 33 | 11 | 21 |
Platelets | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
Fatigue | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Diarrhea without previous colostomy | 2 | 4 | ||||||
Muco/stomatitis (symptom), oral cavity | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Febrile neutropenia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Infection with grade 3-4 neutropenia, colon | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Infection with grade 0-2 neutropenia, lung | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Hypocalcemia | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Hyperglycemia | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Hypoglycemia | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Hyponatremia | 5 | 9 | ||||||
Hyperuricemia | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Neuropathy, sensory | 2 | 4 | ||||||
Syncope | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Dyspnea | 2 | 4 | ||||||
Hypoxia | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Worst degree | 18 | 32 | 22 | 39 | 21 | 40 | 20 | 38 |
Abbreviations: R-CHOP, rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone; RIT, radioimmunotherapy.