Table 2

Chemotherapy toxicities

ToxicityGrade* (% of patients)
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Anemia2 (11)2 (11)
Constipation4 (22)1 (6)
Diarrhoea3 (17)4 (22)2 (11)
MI1 (6)
Nausea2 (11)1 (6)1 (6)
Neutropenia4 (22)6 (33)
Alopecia2 (11)
Fatigue2 (11)
Myalgia3 (17)
Insomnia2 (11)1 (6)
Hyperglycaemia1 (6)
  • *National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, V.3.0.

  • MI, myocardial infarction.