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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2013 Dec;28(4):10.1007/s13187-013-0511-z. doi: 10.1007/s13187-013-0511-z

Table 1.

Patient # Drug(s) Total # of Cycles Adherence Statement Response Adverse Events* Best Tumor Response
1 capecitabine 2 “always or almost always” Cycle 2: thrombosis (grade 4); anorexia, dehydration, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle weakness (grade 3) stable
2 capecitabine (crossed over to both drugs after cycle 9 for 3 cycles) 9 Cycle 1: “usually” Cycles 2–9: “always or almost always” none stable
3 capecitabine (crossed over to both drugs after cycle 1 for 1 cycle) 1 “always or almost always” none progression
4 capecitabine 2 “always or almost always” Cycles 1 and 2: diarrhea (grade 3) progression
5 capecitabine 2 “always or almost always” Cycle 2: fatigue (grade 3) stable
6 capecitabine 12 “always or almost always” Cycle 2 and 6: hand/foot syndrome (grade 3); Cycle 10: diarrhea (grade 3); Cycle 12: thrombosis (grade 3) stable
7 capecitabine sunitinib 1 not available Cycle 1: mucositis (grade 3); neutropenia (grade 4); febrile neutropenia (grade 3) not available
8 capecitabine sunitinib 10 “always or almost always” Cycle 1: gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia on warfarin (grade 3)
Cycle 10: neutropenia and anemia (grade 3)
partial response
9 capecitabine sunitinib 1 “always or almost always” Cycle 1: vomiting (grade 3); esophageal pain (grade 4) progression
10 capecitabine sunitinib 2 Cycle 1: “rarely” Cycle 2: “always or almost always” Cycle 1: anorexia, dehydration, gastritis, gastrointestinal anastomotic leak, muscle weakness (all grade 3)
Cycle 2: fatigue, anorexia, gastritis (all grade 3)
progression
11 capecitabine sunitinib 3 “always or almost always” Cycle 1: hand foot syndrome, rash, mucositis (all grade 3) stable
12 capecitabine sunitinib 8 “always or almost always” Cycle 5: pneumonitis (grade 3) partial response
*

Only grade 3 or worse adverse were reported in this trial.