Table 4.

Toxicity profiles in patients aged over 70 years

	No. of episodes (%)
	GP			XP
	Grade 1-2	Grade 3-4	Total	Grade 1-2	Grade 3-4	Total
Hematologic
Anemia	8 (29.6)	6 (22.2)	14 (51.8)	1 (2.8)	0	1 (2.8)
Neutropenia	2 (7.4)	2 (7.4)	4 (14.8)	6 (16.7)	2 (5.6)	8 (22.2)
Thrombocytopenia	7 (25.9)	4 (14.8)	11 (40.7)	4 (11.1)	4 (11.1)	8 (22.2)
Non-hematologic
Nausea	2 (7.4)	1 (3.7)	3(11.1)	0	2 (5.6)	2 (5.6)
Vomiting	2 (7.4)	1 (3.7)	3(11.1)	1 (2.8)	1 (2.8)	2 (5.6)
Anorexia	2 (7.4)	1 (3.7)	3 (11.1)	1 (2.8)	1 (2.8)	2 (5.6)
Asthenia	3 (11.1)	1 (3.7)	4 (14.8)	0	3 (8.3)	3 (8.3)
Stomatitis	0	0	0	1 (2.8)	1 (2.8)	2 (5.6)
Diarrhea	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neuropathy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nephropathy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hand-foot syndrome	0	0	0	1 (2.8)	3 (8.3)	4 (11.1)
Infection	0	0	0	0	0	0

GP, gemcitabine-cisplatin; XP, capecitabine-cisplatin.