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Table 3 Toxicities seen during PC treatment

From: Results of paclitaxel (day 1 and 8) and carboplatin given on every three weeks in advanced (stage III-IV) non-small cell lung cancer

Toxicity

Overall (%)

Grade 1–2 (%)

Grade 3 (%)

Grade 4 (%)

Neutropenia

12

10

2

 

Febrile neutropenia

4

  

4

Anemia

22

18

4

 

Asthenia/Fatigue

61

51

10

 

Neuropathy

42

38

4

 

Anorexia

35

31

4

 

Arthralgia

31

31

  

Nausea/Vomiting

22

20

2

 

Diarrhea

8

6

2

 

Mucositis

6

6

  

Hypersensitivity to P

2

 

2