Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 20.
Published in final edited form as: Head Neck. 2015 Jul 6;38(Suppl 1):E566–E570. doi: 10.1002/hed.24041

Table 2.

Summary of Adverse Events (N= 30 subjects)

Adverse Event Number of patients (%)
Any Grade Grade Grade 4
Mucositis- clinical exam 29 (97) 6 (20) 1 (3)
Fatigue 29 (97) 3 (10) 0
Low hemoglobin 29 (97) 1 (3) 0
Nausea 28 (93) 6 (20) 0
Constipation 28 (93) 0 0
Lymphopenia 27 (90) 16 (53) 11 (37)
Weight loss 27 (90) 4 (13) 0
Dysphagia 26 (87) 9 (30) 1 (3)
Leukopenia 26 (87) 7 (23) 1 (3)
Rash, acne/acneiform 26 (87) 3 (10) 0
Hypoalbuminemia 25 (83) 0 0
Pain- throat/pharynx/larynx 24 (80) 4 (13) 0
Mucositis- functional 23 (77) 11 (37) 0
Hyponatremia 23 (77) 3 (10) 0
ALT elevation 22 (73) 2 (7) 0
Thrombocytopenia 19 (63) 1 (3) 0
Vomiting 17 (57) 2 (7) 0
Hypomagnesemia 17 (57) 0 0
AST elevation 15 (50) 0 0
Pain - headache 14 (47) 0 0
Diarrhea 13 (43) 0 0
Neutropenia 12 (40) 2 (7) 1 (3)
Creatinine elevation 12 (40) 2 (7) 0
Cough 12 (40) 0 0
Hyperkalemia 12 (40) 0 0
Hypokalemia 11 (37) 3 (10) 0
Fever (without neutropenia) 10 (33) 0 0
Epistaxis 10 (33) 0 0
Thrombosis/embolism 6 (20) 5 (17) 0
Hypophosphatemia 6 (20) 3 (10) 0
Febrile neutropenia 3 (10) 3 (10) 0
Pain – abdomen 3 (10) 3 (10) 0
Allergic reaction/hypersensitivity 3 (10) 2 (7) 0