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. 2022 Mar 16;10(3):e003635. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2021-003635

Table 4.

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment-related adverse events

Neoadjuvant treatment (N=36) Adjuvant treatment (N=31)
Any grade Grade 3 Any grade Grade 3
Treatment-related AEs, n (%) 33 (91.7) 10 (27.8) 28 (90.3) 2 (6.5)
Anemia 26 (72.2) 5 (13.9) 5 (16.1) 0
White blood cell count decrease 18 (50.0) 1 (2.8) 20 (64.5) 0
Neutrophil count decrease 15 (41.7) 5 (13.9) 20 (64.5) 2 (5.6)
Vomiting 10 (27.8) 0 9 (29.0) 1 (2.8)
Alanine aminotransferase increase 7 (19.4) 0 3 (9.7) 0
Aspartate aminotransferase increase 7 (19.4) 1 (2.8) 4 (12.9) 0
Hypokalemia 6 (16.7) 0 3 (9.7) 0
Platelet count decrease 6 (16.7) 1 (2.8) 6 (19.4) 0
Gamma-glutamyl transferase increase 4 (11.1) 1 (2.8) 5 (16.1) 0
Constipation 3 (8.3) 0 0 0
Fever 3 (8.3) 0 0 0
Rash 3 (8.3) 0 0 0
Hypophagia 2 (5.6) 0 2 (6.5) 0
Hyperthyroidism 2 (5.6) 0 0 0
Urinary tract infection 1 (2.8) 0 0 0
Nausea 1 (2.8) 0 1 (3.2) 0
Lymphocyte count decrease 1 (2.8) 0 0 0
Hypothyroidism 1 (2.8) 0 3 (9.7) 0
Enteritis 1 (2.8) 0 0 0
Dermatitis allergic 1 (2.8) 0 0 0
Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage 0 0 1 (3.2) 0
Palmar–plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome 0 0 1 (3.2) 0
Diarrhea 0 0 1 (3.2) 0
Blood alkaline phosphatase increase 0 0 1 (3.2) 0
Immune-related AEs, n (%) 1 (2.8) 0 0 0
Hyperthyroidism 2 (5.6) 0 0 0
Hypothyroidism 1 (2.8) 0 0 0

AEs, adverse events.