Table 1. Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (VCOG-CTCAE, ≤grade 3).
| Grade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Conjunctivitis/ocular surface disease | Asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic; however, not interfering with the function | Symptomatic, significant discharge; interfering with function but not ADL; topical antibiotics or other topical intervention indicated | Symptomatic and interfering with ADL, operative intervention indicated |
| Keratitis (corneal inflammation/corneal ulceration) | Abnormal ophthalmologic changes only, intervention not indicated | Symptomatic and interfering with function, but not ADL | Symptomatic and interfering with ADL, operative intervention indicated |
| Anorexia | Coaxing or dietary change required to maintain appetite | Oral intake altered (≤3 days) without significant weight loss; oral nutritional supplements/appetite stimulants may be indicated | Of >3 days duration; associated with significant weight loss (≥10%) or malnutrition; IV fluids, tube feeding, or force-feeding indicated |
| Diarrhea | Increase of up to two stools per day over baseline; no increase in frequency; however, consistency decreased over baseline | Increase of 3–6 stools per day over baseline; medications indicated; parenteral (IV or SC) fluids indicated ≤48 hr; not interfering with ADL | Increase of >6 stools per day over baseline; incontinence >48 hr; IV fluids >48 hr; hospitalization; interfering with ADL |
| Hyperpigmentation (Dermatologic) | Slight or localized | Marked or generalized | |
| Bilirubin | >ULN to 1.5× ULN | >1.5 −3.0 × ULN | >3.0–10 × ULN |
ADL: activities of daily living (eating, sleeping, defecating, and urinating), ULN: upper limit of normal.