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Table 2 Grade ≥ 3 adverse events

From: A Phase II study of pulse dose imatinib mesylate and weekly paclitaxel in patients aged 70 and over with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Toxicity

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Total

Hematologic

   

7 (21%)

 Anemia

1 (3%)

0

0

1 (3%)

 Neutropenia

4 (12%)

1 (3%)

0

5 (15%)

 Febrile Neutropenia

0

1 (3%)

0

1 (3%)

 Thrombocytopenia

0

0

0

0

Nonhematologic

    

 Cardiac

   

4 (12%)

  Systolic dysfunction

2 (6%)

0

0

2 (6%)

  Cardiac arrest

0

0

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

  Myocardial infarction

0

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

2 (6%)

 Edema

1 (3%)

0

0

1 (3%)

 Fatigue

10 (29%)

1 (3%)

0

11 (32%)

 Infection

3 (9%)

0

1 (3%)

4 (12%)

 Gastrointestinal

   

4 (12%)

  Constipation

2 (6%)

0

0

2 (6%)

  Diarrhea

2 (6%)

0

0

2 (6%)

 Pulmonary

   

3 (9%)

  Embolism

1 (3%)

0

0

1 (3%)

  Pneumonitis

0

0

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

  Pneumothorax

0

1 (3%)

0

1 (3%)

 Bladder/Kidney stone

2 (6%)

0

0

2 (6%)