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. 2022 Jan 13;14:17588359211068737. doi: 10.1177/17588359211068737

Table 2.

Adverse events (safety population).

Any grade Grade ¾
IRI (N = 83) FOLFIRI (N = 88) p value IRI (N = 83) FOLFIRI (N = 88) p value
Hematological
 Leucopenia 46 (55) 65 (74) 0.012 14 (17) 22 (25) 0.192
 Neutropenia 47 (57) 64 (73) 0.027 18 (22) 42 (48) 0.000
 Thrombocytopenia 15 (18) 28 (32) 0.038 4 (5) 2 (2) 0.367
 Anemia 26 (31) 35 (40) 0.249 0 (0) 2 (2) 0.173
Non-hematological
 ALP abnormality 24 (29) 33 (38) 0.234 0 (0) 0 (0)
 ALT abnormality 7 (8) 15 (17) 0.093 0 (0) 0 (0)
 AST abnormality 8 (10) 16 (18) 0.108 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Jaundice 6 (7) 16 (18) 0.033 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Diarrhea 29 (35) 39 (44) 0.210 4 (5) 5 (6) 0.801
 Mucositis 12 (14) 36 (41) 0.000 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Anorexia 31 (37) 39 (44) 0.354 1 (1) 0 (0) 0.303
 Nausea 33 (40) 42 (48) 0.294 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Vomiting 18 (22) 33 (38) 0.024 1 (1) 1 (1) 0.967
 Alopecia 46 (55) 52 (59) 0.628 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Fatigue 39 (47) 49 (56) 0.256 1 (1) 0 (0) 0.303
 Weight loss 10 (12) 12 (14) 0.669 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Peripheral sensory neuropathy 8 (10) 9 (10) 0.898 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Fever 6 (7) 17 (19) 0.021 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Febrile neutropenia 3 (4) 8 (9) 0.145 3 (4) 8 (9) 0.145

ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; FOLFIRI, folinic acid, fluorouracil, and irinotecan; IRI, irinotecan.

Data are n (%).