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. 2016 Sep 23;9:5839–5845. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S109445

Table 3.

Treatment-related AEs of interest and those that occurred in ≥10% of the intent-to-treat population (N=348)

Adverse event n (%)
Grade 1/2 Grade 3/4 Totala
Nonhematologic AEs
 Mucosal inflammation 167 (48) 22 (6) 189 (54)
 Diarrhea 159 (46) 27 (8) 186 (53)
 Asthenia 99 (28) 42 (12) 141 (41)
 Decreased appetite 105 (30) 9 (3) 115 (33)b
 Nausea 106 (31) 7 (2) 113 (33)
 Fatigue 74 (21) 31 (9) 105 (30)
 Vomiting 90 (26) 15 (4) 105 (30)
 Hypertension 70 (20) 21 (6) 91 (26)
 Hand–foot syndrome 63 (18) 23 (7) 87 (25)b
 Yellow skin 83 (24) 1 (<1) 84 (24)
 Skin discoloration 72 (21) 0 72 (21)
 Headache 62 (18) 5 (1) 67 (19)
 Stomatitis 61 (18) 5 (1) 66 (19)
 Dysguesia 63 (18) 2 (<1) 65 (19)
 Dyspepsia 57 (16) 1 (<1) 58 (17)
 Abdominal pain, upper 48 (14) 1 (<1) 49 (14)
 Hypothyroidism 45 (13) 2 (<1) 47 (14)
 Epistaxis 40 (12) 5 (1) 45 (13)
 Abdominal pain 36 (10) 5 (1) 41 (12)
 Rash 41 (12) 0 41 (12)
 Peripheral edema 37 (11) 2 (<1) 39 (11)
 Pain in extremity 37 (11) 2 (<1) 39 (11)
 Constipation 36 (10) 1 (<1) 37 (11)
 Skin exfoliation 35 (10) 1 (<1) 36 (10)
 Hair color changes 35 (10) 0 35 (10)
 Cardiac failure 0 1 (<1) 1 (<1)
 Congestive cardiac failure 0 2 (<1) 2 (<1)
Hematologic AEs
 Neutropenia 62 (18) 36 (10) 98 (28)
 Thrombocytopenia 58 (17) 32 (9)c 91 (26)
 Anemia 57 (16) 26 (8) 83 (24)
 Leukopenia 44 (13) 10 (3) 54 (16)

Notes:

a

In total, twelve patients had grade 5 treatment-related AEs (two patients each with hemorrhagic gastritis and multiple organ failure, and one patient each with thrombocytopenia, adrenal insufficiency, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, death, pneumonia, necrotizing fasciitis, septic shock, perinephric abscess, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke, pulmonary hemorrhage, and hemorrhage).

b

Grade missing for one additional patient.

c

Grade 5 thrombocytopenia occurred in one additional patient.

Abbreviation: AE, adverse event.