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. 2020 Feb 18;34(8):2038–2050. doi: 10.1038/s41375-020-0747-7

Table 2.

CTC grade ≥ 3 adverse events (AE) in patients treated with early FCR (safety population, n = 82).

Total (CTC 3–5)
n (%)
CTC grade 3
n (%)
CTC grade 4
n (%)
CTC grade 5
n (%)
Unknown grade
n (%)
N patients with at least one ≥ CTC grade 3 AE 61 (74.4) 28 (34.1) 29 (35.4) 4 (4.9) 5 (6.1)
CTC AE categorya
Blood/bone marrow 50 (61.0) 23 (28.0) 26 (31.7) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0)
 Neutropenia 37 (45.1) 15 (18.3) 22 (26.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Leukopenia 25 (30.5) 19 (23.2) 6 (7.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Thrombocytopenia 5 (6.1) 1 (1.2) 4 (4.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Anemia 4 (4.9) 4 (4.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Cytopenia 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Hemolysis 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0)
Infection 18 (22.0) 16 (19.5) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0)
 Respiratory tract infection 7 (8.5) 7 (8.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Fever/infection of unknown origin 3 (3.7) 3 (3.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Herpes zoster 3 (3.7) 3 (3.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Catheter-related infection 2 (2.4) 2 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 CMV reactivation 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Bursitis 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Candida esophagitis 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Hepatitis B 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Sepsis 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Splondylodiscitis 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Viral encephalititis 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0)
Metabolic/laboratory 5 (6.1) 4 (4.9) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Elevated GOT, GPT, or GGT 4 (4.9) 3 (3.7) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Hyperglycemia 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Gastrointestinal 3 (3.7) 2 (2.4) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Nausea/vomiting 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Obstipation 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Diarrhea 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Vascular 4 (4.9) 4 (4.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Thrombosis 2 (2.4) 2 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Thrombosis with consecutive pulmonary embolism 2 (2.4) 2 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Ruptured aortic aneurysm 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Neurology 2 (2.4) 2 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Depression 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Orthostasis 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Pain 2 (2.4) 2 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Herniated disc/radiculopathy 2 (2.4) 2 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Dermatology/skin 2 (2.4) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Exanthema 2 (2.4) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Circulatory symptoms/arrhythmia 2 (2.4) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Circulatory symptoms/arrhythmia 2 (2.4) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Cardiac arrhythmia 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Circulatory symptoms/arrythmia 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Cardiac general 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Circulatory symptoms/arrythmia 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Constitutional symptoms 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Constitutional symptoms 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Musculoskeletal/soft tissue 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Bone fracture (nonpathologic) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Pulmonary/upper respiratory 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0)
 Pulmonary fibrosis 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0)
Renal/genitourinary 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0)
 Renal insufficiency 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0)

aAccording to CTC v3.0. Adverse events are shown of CTC grade 3, 4, or 5, which occurred at least in patient per event category.