Table 3.
Adverse events of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent chemotherapy.
No. of patients with CTCAE Grade 3/4 (n) | ||
Adverse event | FOLFOX4 | ATRA + FOLFOX |
Headache | – | – |
Fatigue | 2 | 3 |
Nausea | 4 | 4 |
Diarrhea | – | – |
Thrombocytopenia | – | – |
Leukocytopenia | 11 | 11 |
ALT increase | 1 | 1 |
Bilirubin increase | 1 | 1 |
ALP increase | 0 | 1 |
Hypoalbuminemia | – | – |
ATRA: All-trans-retinoic acid; CTCAE: Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; FOLFOX4: Infusional fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase.