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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 25.
Published in final edited form as: Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2011 May 23;34(2):10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04697.x. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04697.x

Table 2.

Adverse events of the study group

System Side effect Grade 1/2 Grade 3/4 Total
Overall 42 (89%)

Constitutional Fatigue 18 (38.3%) 6 (12.8%) 24 (51.1%)

Weight loss 3 (6.4%) 3 (6.4%)

Anorexia 3 (6.4%) 1 (2.1%) 4 (8.5%)

Gastrointestinal Dysguesia 2 (4.3%) 2 (4.3%)

Nausea 7 (14.9%) 7 (14.9%)

Vomiting 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

Diarrhoea 17 (36.2%) 3 (6.4%) 20 (42.6%)

Variceal bleeding 2 (4.3%) 2 (4.3%)

Lower extremity oedema 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

Abdominal pain 8 (17%) 3 (6.4%) 11 (23.4%)

Nonvariceal bleeding 2 (4.3%) 2 (4.1% 4 (8.5%)

Hypoalbuminaemia 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%) 2 (4.3%)

Pancreatitis 2 (4.3%) 2 (4.3%)

Hepatobiliary (Cirrhosis Sequelae) Ascites (new) 7 (14.9%) 4 (8.5%) 11 (23%)

Ascites (worsening) 3 (6.4%) 2 (4.3%) 5 (10.6%)

Encephalopathy (new) 3 (6.4%) 1 (2.1%) 4 (8.5%)

Encephalopathy (worsening) 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

Lower extremity oedema 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

Transamnitis (over baseline) 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

INR elevation (over baseline) 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

Increase in bilirubin 3 (6.4%) 3 (6.4%) 6 (12.8%)

Hypoalbuminaemia 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%) 2 (4.3%)

Dermatologic Hand-foot reaction 12 (25.5%) 12 (25.5%) 24 (51.1%)

Truncal rash 7 (14.9%) 7 (14.9%)

Facial rash 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

Scalp rash 2 (4.3%) 2 (4.3%)

Alopecia 2 (4.3%) 2 (4.3%)

Cardiovascular Hypertension 9 (19.3%) 9 (19.2%)

Hypotension 3 (6.4%) 3 (6.4%)

Haematological Leucopenia 1 (2.1%) 4 (8.5%) 5 (10.6%)

Electrolyte abnormalities Hyponatraemia 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

Hypokalaemia 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

Hypophosphataemia 1 (2.1%) 1 (2.1%)

Hypomagnesaemia 2 (4.3%) 2 (4.3%)