Table 3.
Adverse events of grade 3 or higher
Cytotoxic drugs only (n=31) | Molecular targeted drugs only (n=21) | Cytotoxic and molecular targeted drugs (n=3) | Total (N=55) | |
Neutropaenia | 5 (16%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (33%) | 7 (13%) |
Leucocytopaenia | 3 (10%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (33%) | 5 (9%) |
Anaemia | 5 (16%) | 3 (14%) | 1 (33%) | 9 (16%) |
Thrombocytopaenia | 3 (10%) | 3 (14%) | 6 (11%) | |
Febrile neutropaenia | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Nausea | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Anorexia | 1 (3%) | 1 (33%) | 2 (4%) | |
Diarrhoea | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Small intestinal mucositis | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Enterocolitis infection | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Colonic haemorrhage | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Rectal ulcer | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Skin-related toxicities | 1 (33%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Peripheral sensory neuropathy | 1 (33%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Stroke | 1 (5%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Pneumonitis | 1 (3%) | 2 (10%) | 3 (5%) | |
Sepsis | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) |