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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 31.
Published in final edited form as: Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Feb;75(2):332–338. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.10.007

Table 2.

All grade 3 and 4 toxicities by dose level

Toxicity N
(patients) 4 × 109PU 4 × 1010PU 4 × 1011PU 1 × 1012PU
GI bleeding 6 1 3 0 2
Deep vein thrombosis 6 2 2 2 0
Pulmonary embolism 2 0 2 0 0
Abdominal pain 9 1 3 2 3
Pancreatitis 2* 0 0 0 2
Cholecystitis 1 0 1 0 0
Nausea,vomiting, anorexia 4 1 3 0 0
Biliary obstruction 8 0 3 3 2
Cholangitis 6 0 3 2 1
Anemia 2 0 2 0 0
Electrolyte abnormalities 5 1 1 2 1
Coagulopathy 3 1 0 1 1
Hypotension 2 0 1 0 1
Bradycardia 1 0 0 0 1
Supraventricular tachycardia 1 1 0 0 0
Intestinal ischemia 1 1 0 0 0
Staphylococcal infection 1 1 0 0 0
Mental status change 1 0 1 0 0
Cerebrovascular accident 1 0 1 0 0
Death 2§ 0 1 1 0
Cardiopulmonary arrest 1 0 0 1 0

PU, particle units.

*

Includes two DLTs at 1 × 1012 PU.

Includes one DLT at 1 × 1012 PU.

Includes one DLT at 4 ×109 PU.

§

Two deaths unrelated to treatment.

Cardiopulmonary arrest after pancreaticoduodenectomy surgery.