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. 2020 Feb 21;2020:2636514. doi: 10.1155/2020/2636514

Table 2.

Overall grade toxicity profile, the pattern of G-CSF use, and treatment delay among breast cancer patients who received AC and AC-T chemotherapy at TASH, from January 1 to September 30, 2017 GC.

Chemotherapy cycles
Variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
N (%) 146 (%) 146 (%) 146 (%) 146 (%) 100 (%) 100 (%) 75 (%) 75 (%)

Hematological toxicities
Neutropenia 44 (30) 57 (39) 57 (39) 59 (40.4) 18 (18) 13 (13) 10 (13.3) 5 (6.8)
Grade 3 20 (13.7) 9 (6.2) 22 (15.1) 23 (15.8) 6 (6) 1 (1) 2 (2.7)
Grade 4 3 (2.1) 6 (4.1) 5 (3.4) 5 (3.4) 2 (2) 2 (2)
Leukopenia 38 (26) 49 (34) 52 (35.6) 68 (46.6) 17 (17) 20 (20) 8 (10.7) 10 (13.5)
Grade 3 2 (1.4) 3 (2.1) 1 (0.7) 1 (1) 1 (1.3) 1 (1.3)
Grade 4
Anemia 22 (15.1) 24 (16) 29 (19.9) 31 (21.2) 17 (17) 13 (13) 10 (13.3) 9 (12.2)
Grade 3 1 (0.7) 2 (1.4)
Grade 4
Lymphopenia 27 (18.5) 29 (20) 56 (38.3) 46 (31.5) 28 (28) 21 (21) 9 (12) 12 (16.2)
Grade 3 1 (0.7) 2 (1.4) 2 (1.4) 2 (2) 2 (2)
Grade 4
Thrombocytes 2 (1.4) 3 (2.1) 2 (1.4) 5 (3.4) 2 (2) 2 (2) 1 (1.3) 1 (1.3)
Grade 3
Grade 4

Nonhematological toxicities
AST 12 (8.2) 11 (7.5) 16 (11) 16 (11) 11 (11) 10 (10) 7 (9.3) 7 (9.5)
Grade 3 2 (1.4)
Grade 4
ALT 7 (4.8) 4 (2.7) 5 (3.4) 8 (5.5) 9 (9) 9 (9) 7 (9.3) 7 (9.5)
Grade 3 2 (1.4) 1 (1)
Grade 4
ALP 22 (15.1) 19 (13) 17 (11.6) 17 (11.6) 18 (18) 18 (18) 9 (12) 11 (14.9)
Grade 3 2 (1.4) 1 (0.7) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1.3) 1 (1.3)
Grade 4
Cr 11 (7.5) 9 (6.7) 13 (8.9) 8 (5.5) 3 (3) 5 (5) 4 (5.3) 2 (2.7)
Grade 3
Grade 4
Infection 1 (0.7) 2 (1.4) 6 (4.1) 0 (0) 2 (2) 2 (2) 4 (5.3) 0 (0)
Grade 3
Grade 4 1 (1)
Nausea ## 123 (84.3) 124 (85) 124 (84.9) 110 (75.3) 36 (36) 26 (26) 7 (9.3) 5 (6.8)
Grade 3 31 (21.2) 24 (16.4) 14 (9.6) 18 (12.3) 1 (1) 1 (1)
Vomiting 92 (63) 88 (60.3) 96 (65.8) 86 (58.9) 24 (24) 19 (19) 1 (1.3) 1 (1.3)
Grade 3 12 (8.2) 7 (4.8) 10 (6.8) 14 (9.6)
Grade 4
OM 41 (28.1) 53 (36.3) 52 (35.6) 50 (30.2) 14 (14) 17 (17) 8 (10.7) 8 (10.8)
Grade 3 5 (3.4) 8 (5.5) 6 (4.1) 9 (6.2) 2 (2) 2 (2)
Grade 4
Fatigue ## 136 (93.2) 135 (92.5) 134 (91.8) 125 (85.6) 83 (83) 79 (79) 51 (68) 49 (66.2)
Grade 3 3 (2.1) 1 (0.7) 5 (3.4) 6 (4.1) 3 (3) 2 (2.7) 2 (2.7)
PNP 32 (21.9) 44 (30.1) 43 (29.5) 51 (34.9) 66 (66) 67 (67) 64 (85.3) 63 (85.1)
Grade 3 1 (0.7) 16 (16) 15 (15) 15 (20) 14 (18.9)
Grade 4

Supportive measures given
G-CSF use∗∗ 9 (6.2) 9 (6.2) 17 (11.6) 15 (10.3) 5 (5) 2 (2) 2 (2.7) 0 (0)
Antibiotic$ 9 (6.2) 9 (6.2) 17 (11.6) 15 (10.3) 5 (5) 2 (2) 2 (2.7) 0 (0)
T. Delay# 17 (11.6) 9 (6.2) 31 (21.2) 21 (14.4) 8 (8) 6 (6) 3 (4) 0 (0)

“—” = no grade 3 or 4 toxicity reported; grade 3 and grade 4 represent a severe and life-threatening form of adverse drug reactions, respectively. Thrombocytopenia. ∗∗Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor use for different grade neutropenia. $Antibiotic use was oral ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice a day for seven days. #T.delay = treatment delay due to toxicity. OM = oral mucositis; PNP = peripheral neuropathy. ##Grade 4 and above are not available for nausea and fatigue on the PRO part of NCI CTCAE (version 4.03).