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. 2018 Jan 24;13:1–12. doi: 10.2147/CE.S118670

Table 2.

Non-hematologic adverse events of all CTCAE grades and grade 3–4

Non-hematologic adverse events Number of subjects (N) Number of studies (k) I2 Fixed effect 95% CI Random effect 95% CI
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.