Reasons why less than four cycles of chemotherapy were delivered
| Control group | ||
| Study case number | Cycles given | Reason |
| 8 | 0 | Low white cell count (due to antidepressant medication) |
| 10 | 3 | Fatigue and low-grade fever |
| 11 | 3 | Low white cell count |
| 14 | 3 | Fatigue, nausea, diarrhoea |
| 21 | 2 | Tonsillitis |
| 29 | 3 | Deterioration in renal function |
| 31 | 2 | Nausea |
| 33 | 3 | Neutropenia |
| 46 | 3 | Bowel reaction |
| 47 | 2 | Fever in week 3, bowel reaction in week 4 |
| Intervention group | ||
| Study number | Cycles given | Reason |
| 1 | 2 | Nausea |
| 15 | 3 | Fatigue |
| 16 | 1 | Rectal bleeding |
| 20 | 2 | Admitted to hospital as generally unwell |
| 28 | 2 | Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) despite low molecular weight heparin |
| 36 | 3 | Nausea |
| 43 | 3 | Low white cell count |