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. 2015 Apr 27;45(6):576–583. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyv045

Table 2.

Most commonly reported treatment-related adverse events (AEs) of any grade or Grade ≥3 (N = 1671)

No. of patients (%)
AE Any grade Grade ≥3
Any AE 1594 (95) 1163 (70)
Platelet count decreaseda 1019 (61) 574 (34)
Hand–foot syndrome 616 (37) 93 (6)
Hypothyroidism 593 (35) 44 (3)
Hypertension 584 (35) 168 (10)
White blood cell count decreased 547 (33) 169 (10)
Stomatitis 281 (17) 21 (1)
Diarrhea 271 (16) 34 (2)
Pyrexia 234 (14) 20 (1)
Neutrophil count decreaseda 224 (13) 131 (8)
Decreased appetite 211 (13) 57 (3)
Anemiaa 193 (12) 76 (5)
Thrombocytopeniaa 147 (9) 83 (5)
Lipase increased 195 (12) 79 (5)
Malaise 173 (10) 53 (3)
Hemoglobin decreaseda 91 (5) 24 (1)
Neutropeniaa 33 (2) 24 (1)

aRelated AE terms (e.g. platelet count decreased and thrombocytopenia) reflect identification by laboratory abnormality data or physician assessment, respectively.