Table 2.
Non-hematologic adverse events | Number of subjects (N) | Number of studies (k) | I2 | Fixed effect | 95% CI | Random effect | 95% CI |
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Adverse event (overall) | |||||||
Fatigue | 1,000 | 10 | 93.9 | 0.426 | 0.395–0.456 | 0.401 | 0.276–0.533 |
Nausea | 715 | 7 | 82.1 | 0.357 | 0.323–0.393 | 0.339 | 0.252–0.432 |
Constipation | 1,112 | 12 | 96.7 | 0.31 | 0.283–0.337 | 0.341 | 0.207–0.489 |
Alopecia | 416 | 4 | 71.5 | 0.273 | 0.232–0.317 | 0.26 | 0.163–0.371 |
Infusion-site reaction | 508 | 5 | 95.6 | 0.257 | 0.220–0.296 | 0.34 | 0.023–0.789 |
Vomiting | 854 | 9 | 90.4 | 0.249 | 0.220–0.278 | 0.219 | 0.128–0.326 |
Mucositis | 644 | 6 | 87.3 | 0.212 | 0.181–0.244 | 0.184 | 0.099–0.289 |
Abdominal pain | 917 | 9 | 84.1 | 0.178 | 0.154–0.203 | 0.168 | 0.101–0.247 |
Myalgias | 567 | 5 | 8.8 | 0.154 | 0.125–0.185 | 0.154 | 0.125–0.185 |
Neuropathy | 805 | 7 | 92.5 | 0.151 | 0.127–0.177 | 0.157 | 0.071–0.271 |
Adverse event (grade 3–4) | |||||||
Fatigue | 1,381 | 14 | 91.3 | 0.113 | 0.097–0.131 | 0.102 | 0.053–0.164 |
Constipation | 1,631 | 19 | 76.9 | 0.086 | 0.073–0.100 | 0.082 | 0.056–0.113 |
Abdominal pain | 1,025 | 10 | 56.9 | 0.047 | 0.035–0.061 | 0.046 | 0.028–0.070 |
Myalgias | 667 | 6 | 4.7 | 0.025 | 0.015–0.038 | 0.025 | 0.015–0.038 |
Nausea | 870 | 10 | 42.4 | 0.023 | 0.014–0.034 | 0.023 | 0.011–0.038 |
Vomiting | 972 | 11 | 40.1 | 0.023 | 0.014–0.033 | 0.022 | 0.012–0.036 |
Mucositis | 773 | 9 | 56.2 | 0.02 | 0.011–0.031 | 0.02 | 0.006–0.041 |
Neuropathy | 974 | 10 | 81.7 | 0.015 | 0.008–0.024 | 0.018 | 0.002–0.048 |
Infusion-site reaction | 598 | 5 | 64 | 0.007 | 0.002–0.016 | 0.007 | 0.000–0.025 |
Abbreviation: CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.