Table 1.

Chemotherapeutic protocols for different advanced cancer types according to NCCN guidelines and their adverse events

Cancer type	Chemotherapeutic regimens	Common adverse events
Lung	Platinum-based	Nausea, vomiting, nephrotoxicity, bone marrow suppression
Breast	Adriamycin-based or taxane-based	Bone marrow suppression, nausea, vomiting, alopecia
Stomach	Oxaliplatin/5-fluouracil	Nausea, vomiting, mucositis, diarrhea, bone marrow suppression
Liver	Adriamycin and Cisplatin	Nausea, vomiting, bone marrow suppression, nephrotoxicity
Colorectal	Oxaliplatin-based or Irinotecan-based	Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bone marrow suppression