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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Geriatr Rep. 2016 Jul 25;5(3):233–239. doi: 10.1007/s13670-016-0183-8

Table 2.

Frequent side effects and complications of oral oncolytics

Fatigue Bleeding
Cytopenias Muscle Cramps/Joint Pain/Arthralgia’s
Peripheral Edema Gastrointestinal toxicity (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
constipation abdominal pain and heartburn)
Hand foot syndrome (pain, peeling) Pain
Headaches Periorbital Edema
Hyperglycemia Peripheral Neuropathy
Hypertension Rashes and other skin lesions
Weakness Cardiac issues (heart failure, prolonged QT interval, left
ventricular dysfunction)