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Table 4 Acute toxicity of cisplatin versus carboplatin

From: Combined chemoradiation of cisplatin versus carboplatin in cervical carcinoma: a single institution experience from Thailand

Acute toxicity

cisplatin (N = 137)

carboplatin (N = 76)

P-value

Anemia

  

0.026

Grade 0

87(63.5 %)

57(75.0 %)

Grade 1

19(13.9 %)

10(13.2 %)

Grade 2

28(20.7 %)

5(6.6 %)

Grade 3

3(2.2 %)

4(5.3 %)

Neutropenia

  

0.044

Grade 0

84(61.3 %)

57(75 %)

Grade 1

25(18.2 %)

14(18.4 %)

Grade 2

25(18.2 %)

5(6.6 %)

Grade 3

3(2.2 %)

0

Thrombocytopenia

  

0.392

Grade 0

128(93.4 %)

72(94.7 %)

Grade 1

4(2.9 %)

0

Grade 2

4(2.9 %)

4(5.3 %)

Grade 3

1(0.7 %)

0

Renal toxicity

  

0.031

Grade 0

112(81.8 %)

73(96.5 %)

Grade 1

8(5.8 %)

1(1.3 %)

Grade 2

10(7.3 %)

1(1.3 %)

Grade 3

7(5.1 %)

1(1.3 %)

Skin toxicity

  

0.45

Grade 0

139(94.9 %)

75(98.7 %)

Grade 1

4(2.9 %)

1(1.3 %)

Grade 2

3(2.2 %)

0

Proctitis

  

0.94

Grade 0

122(89.1 %)

67(88.2 %)

Grade 1

9(6.6 %)

6(7.9 %)

Grade 2

6(4.4 %)

3(3.9 %)

Cystitis

  

0.066

Grade 0

130(94.9 %)

67(88.2 %)

Grade 1

7(5.1 %)

7(9.2 %)

Grade 2

0

2(2.6 %)