Table 2.

Side effects reported during treatment

	Standard dose (n = 100)	Half-dose (n = 100)	p-value
Day 3
Nausea	23	16	0.212
Diarrhoea	12	13	0.831
Metallic taste	45	19	<0.001
Abdominal pain	12	10	0.651
Day 7
Nausea	18	7	0.019
Diarrhoea	12	10	0.651
Metallic taste	36	12	<0.001
Abdominal pain	10	7	0.447