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Table 2 Summary of most common ( > 20%) adverse events and grade 3/4 adverse events in > 5% of patients

From: Final results of a phase I/II pilot study of capecitabine with or without vinorelbine after sequential dose-dense epirubicin and paclitaxel in high-risk early breast cancer

 

Overall population (n = 51)

Dose level 3 (recommended dose) (n = 26)

 

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Total

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Total

Alopecia

1 (2%)

38 (75%)

0

0

39 (76%)

0

24 (92%)

0

0

24 (92%)

Nausea

21 (41%)

9 (18%)

3 (6%)

2 (4%)

35 (69%)

16 (62%)

3 (12%)

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

21 (81%)

Fatigue

12 (24%)

17 (33%)

0

0

29 (57%)

8 (31%)

8 (31%)

0

0

16 (62%)

Stomatitis

18 (35%)

6 (12%)

2 (4%)

0

26 (51%)

8 (31%)

4 (15%)

2 (8%)

0

14 (54%)

Hand-foot syndrome

7 (14%)

6 (12%)

7 (14%)

0

20 (39%)

5 (19%)

4 (15%)

4 (15%)

0

13 (50%)

Nail disorder

7 (14%)

11 (22%)

0

1 (2%)

19 (37%)

4 (15%)

6 (23%)

0

0

10 (38%)

Constipation

14 (27%)

5 (10%)

0

0

19 (37%)

5 (19%)

3 (12%)

0

0

8 (31%)

Arthralgia

6 (12%)

9 (18%)

1 (2%)

0

1 (31%)

4 (15%)

3 (12%)

1 (4%)

0

8 (31%)

Bone pain

7 (14%)

5 (10%)

0

0

12 (24%)

5 (19%)

3 (12%)

0

0

8 (31%)

Paraesthesia

6 (12%)

4 (8%)

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

12 (24%)

3 (12%)

3 (12%)

0

0

6 (23%)

Diarrhoea

5 (10%)

3 (6%)

2 (4%)

2 (4%)

12 (24%)

1 (4%)

2 (8%)

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

5 (19%)

Headache

5 (10%)

4 (8%)

2 (4%)

0

11 (22%)

3 (12%)

0

1 (4%)

0

4 (15%)

Anorexia

6 (12%)

5 (10%)

0

0

11 (22%)

4 (15%)

1 (4%)

0

0

5 (19%)

Vomiting

7 (14%)

2 (4%)

4 (8%)

2 (4%)

15 (29%)

3 (12%)

0

2 (8%)

2 (8%)

7 (27%)

Febrile neutropenia

0

0

3 (6%)

3 (6%)

6 (12%)

0

0

2 (8%)

0

2 (8%)

Neutropenia

0

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

2 (4%)

4 (8%)

0

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

3 (12%)

Impaired healing

0

0

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

2 (4%)

0

0

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

2 (8%)

Myalgia

6 (12%)

2 (4%)

0

0

8 (16%)

6 (23%)

1 (4%)

0

0

7 (27%)

Hypersensitivity

3 (6%)

2 (4%)

1 (2%)

0

6 (12%)

3 (12%)

2 (8%)

1 (4%)

0

6 (23%)