Table 4.
Toxicities.
| Group, N (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm A (N = 65) | Arm B (N = 64) | |||||
| Any grade | Grade 3/4 | Grade 5 | Any grade | Grade 3/4 | Grade 5 | |
| Neutrophil count decreased | 7 (10.8) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 60 (93.8) | 57 (89.1) | 0 |
| Platelet count decreased | 7 (10.8) | 0 | 0 | 26 (40.6) | 1 (1.6) | 0 |
| Febrile neutropenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (20.3) | 13 (20.3) | 0 |
| Anemia | 17 (26.2) | 2 (3.1) | 0 | 46 (71.9) | 8 (12.5) | 0 |
| Nausea | 5 (7.7) | 0 | 0 | 12 (18.8) | 1 (1.6) | 0 |
| Diarrhea | 12 (18.5) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 10 (15.6) | 0 | 0 |
| Mucositis oral | 3 (4.6) | 0 | 0 | 8 (12.5) | 1 (1.6) | 0 |
| Constipation | 8 (12.3) | 0 | 0 | 15 (23.4) | 0 | 0 |
| Vomiting | 2 (3.1) | 0 | 0 | 7 (10.9) | 0 | 0 |
| Fatigue | 20 (30.8) | 0 | 0 | 37 (57.8) | 0 | 0 |
| Malaise | 8 (12.3) | 2 (3.1) | 0 | 13 (20.3) | 3 (4.7) | 0 |
| Sepsis | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lung infection | 3 (4.6) | 0 | 0 | 6 (9.4) | 2 (3.1) | 0 |
| Creatine phosphokinase increased | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 0 |
| ALT increased | 10 (15.4) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 20 (31.3) | 2 (3.1) | 0 |
| AST increased | 16 (24.6) | 2 (3.1) | 0 | 23 (35.9) | 5 (7.8) | 0 |
| Creatinine increased | 17 (26.2) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 14 (21.9) | 1 (1.6) | 0 |
| Hyponatremia | 14 (21.5) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 25 (39.1) | 5 (7.8) | 0 |
| Myocarditis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.6) |
| Sclerosing cholangitis | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myositis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 0 |
| Myasthenia gravis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 0 |
| Peripheral sensory neuropathy | 2 (3.1) | 0 | 0 | 7 (10.9) | 0 | 0 |
| Pneumonitis | 9 (13.8) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.5) | 8 (12.5) | 2 (3.1) | 0 |
| Alopecia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (43.8) | 0 | 0 |
| Dermatologic disorders | 6 (9.2) | 0 | 0 | 37 (57.8) | 1 (1.6) | 0 |