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. 2012 Dec 26;31(5):584–591. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.42.8623

Table 4.

Hematologic and Infectious Toxicity

Toxicity Grade 3-4
Grade 4 Only
Patients
No. of Episodes % of Cycles Patients
% of Cycles
No. % No. %
Hematologic
    Neutropenia 43 73 17 30 51 9.0
    Thrombocytopenia 20 34 7.4 9 15 2.1
    Anemia 9 15 3.0 1 1.7 0.2
Infection*
    Pneumonia/bronchitis 6 10 6
    Urinary tract 1 2 1
    Other infection 2 3 2
    Any infectious event 9 15 9
Fever
    Neutropenic fever 6 10 6
    Febrile, non-neutropenic 2 3 3
Any febrile or infectious event§ 14 24 18
*

All infectious toxicity was grade ≤ 3.

Other infection: orodental (n = 1), wound (n = 1).

Total of pneumonia/bronchitis, urinary tract, and other infections.

§

Total of neutropenic and non-neutropenic febrile events and infectious events.