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. 2015 Apr 9;106(6):734–739. doi: 10.1111/cas.12658

Table 2.

Treatment-related adverse events at each level

Adverse Events / CTCAE Grade Level 1 Level 2a Level 2b Level 3 Total
= 3 = 3 = 3 = 6 = 15
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Neutropenia 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 9 5
Leukopenia 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 4 9 1
Alopecia 3 0 NA NA 1 2 NA NA 0 2 NA NA 2 4 NA NA 6 8 NA NA
Peripheral sensory neuropathy 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 7 2 0
Anemia 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 8 1 0
Diarrhea 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 4 1 0
Decreased appetite 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 8 3 1 0
Nausea 2 0 0 NA 2 0 0 NA 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 8 2 0 0
Stomatitis 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 2 0 0
Fatigue 1 0 0 NA 0 2 0 NA 1 1 1 NA 1 1 2 NA 3 4 3 NA
Dysgeusia 1 0 NA NA 3 0 NA NA 0 1 NA NA 4 0 NA NA 8 1 NA NA
Skin hyperpigmentation 1 0 NA NA 1 0 NA NA 2 0 NA NA 4 1 NA NA 8 1 NA NA
Dry skin 0 1 0 NA 0 1 0 NA 1 1 0 NA 4 0 0 NA 5 3 0 NA
ALT level increased 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 1 0
AST level increased 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 1 0
Myalgia 1 1 0 NA 1 0 0 NA 2 0 0 NA 1 0 0 NA 5 1 0 NA
Abdominal pain 0 0 0 NA 1 1 0 NA 0 2 0 NA 2 0 0 NA 3 3 0 NA
Peripheral edema 0 0 0 NA 1 1 0 NA 0 0 0 NA 2 2 0 NA 3 3 0 NA
Lymphopenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 0
Constipation 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Thrombocytopenia 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Watering of eyes increased 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 NA 1 0 0 NA 4 0 0 NA 5 0 0 NA

ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; NA, not applicable