Table 3. Toxicities of gefitinib and erlotinib as initial and retreatment therapy for patients with advanced NSCLC.
Toxicity | Initial treatment, n=33 (%) |
Retreatment, n=33 (%) |
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Grades 1-2 | Grades 3-4 | Grades 1-2 | Grades 3-4 | ||
Rash | 14 (42.4) | 3 (9.1) | 12 (36.4) | 3 (9.1) | |
Fatigue | 8 (24.2) | 2 (6.1) | 8 (24.2) | 4 (12.1) | |
Diarrhoea | 11 (33.3) | 1 (3.0) | 9 (27.3) | 2 (6.1) | |
Nausea | 10 (30.3) | 1 (3.0) | 10 (30.3) | 2 (6.1) | |
Anorexia | 6 (18.2) | 1 (3.0) | 6 (18.2) | 3 (9.1) | |
Dyspnoea | 3 (9.1) | 2 (6.1) | 3 (9.1) | 2 (6.1) | |
Vomiting | 5 (15.2) | 1 (3.0) | 7 (21.2) | 1 (3.0) | |
Neurotoxicity | 2 (6.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0) | |
Cough | 3 (9.1) | 3 (9.1) | 6 (18.2) | 4 (12.1) | |
Stomatitis | 3 (9.1) | 1 (3.0) | 3 (9.1) | 3 (9.1) | |
Dry skin | 5 (15.2) | 3 (9.1) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
Febrile neutropenia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Hepatic injure | 2 (6.1) | 1 (3.0) | 3 (9.1) | 2 (9.1) |