Table 2.

Grade III and IV toxicities according to treatment groups

Toxicity	Group I	Group II	P*
	n (%)	n (%)
Neutropenia	19 (16.3)	3 (10.0)	0.568
Anemia	4 (3.4)	1 (3.3)	1.000
Thrombocytopenia	6 (5.1)	4 (13.3)	0.123
Nause / vomiting	8 (6.9)	5 (16.6)	0.142
Nephrotoxicity	5 (4.3)	-	0.584
Febrile neutropenia	2 (1.7)	2 (6.6)	0.187

Group I: cis/carboplatin + pemetrexed; Group II: cis/carboplatin + gemcitabine; a: Only the worst WHO grade was reported for each patient

*: Fisher’s Exact Test