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Table 4 Adverse Events

From: A multicentric observational trial of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for metastatic breast cancer

Toxicity

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade Not Determined

 

No. Patients (%) N = 125

Hematologic

     

Anemia

31 (25)

12 (10)

1 (<1)

0

6 (5)

Leukopenia

24 (19)

8 (6)

3 (2)

1 (<1)

6 (5)

Neutropenia

12 (10)

0

0

0

19 (15)

Thrombocytopenia

14 (11)

4 (3)

1 (<1)

1(<1)

6 (5)

Non-hematologic

     

Skin/hand-foot syndrome

20 (16)

17 (14)

7 (6)

1 (<1)

2 (2)

Pain

22 (18)

8 (6)

4 (3)

0

4 (3)

Alopecia

13 (10)

6 (5)

-

-

7 (6)

Nausea

25 (20)

4 (3)

0

0

3 (2)

Stomatitis

16 (13)

6 (5)

2 (2)

0

5 (4)

Vomiting

5 (4)

2 (2)

1 (<1)

0

4 (3)

Diarrhea

3 (2)

3 (2)

0

0

5 (4)

Infection

0

1 (<1)

0

0

0

Fatigue

0

0

1 (<1)

0

0