Table 2 Causes of chemotherapy delays due to toxicity
Cycle 2 (49 pts) | Cycle 3 (47 pts) | Cycle 4 (46 pts) | Cycle 5 (44 pts) | Cycle 6 (43 pts) | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neutropenia | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
Thrombocytopenia | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Neutropenia + Thrombocytopenia | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Anemia | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
Anemia + Neutropenia + Thrombocytopenia | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Liver toxicity | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Fever | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Other (not specified) | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Total | 14 (28.6%) | 20 (42.6%) | 14 (30.4%) | 17 (38.6%) | 22 (51.2%) | 87/229 (37%) |