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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 6.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 May 15;116(10):2382–2389. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24967

Table 4.

Grades 3, 4, and 5 Maximal Adverse Events at Least Possibly Related to Treatment

Age Groups
Aged <70 Years Group Aged ≥70 Years Group
Grade Grade
3 4 3 4 5
Body system Toxicity No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Hematology Anemia 4 14 1 3 1 6
Leukopenia 3 10
Lymphopenia 2 7
Neutropenia 7 24 6 21 4 24 3 18
Thrombocytopenia 1 3 7 24 1 6 2 12
Hemorrhage Colonic hemorrhage 1 3
Hepatic Bilirubin 1 6
Infection/Febrile neutropenia Blood Infection 1 6
Metabolic/laboratory Hyperglycemia 3 10
Hyponatremia 1 3 1 6
Alk Phosphatase 1 3
Neurology Dizziness 2 7
Syncope 1 3
Pulmonary Dyspnea 1 3
Constitutional symptoms Fatigue 3 10 2 12
Gastrointestinal Anorexia 2 7 1 6
Diarrhea 1 3
Pancreatitis 1 6