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Table 6 Most common adverse reactions

From: Effectiveness and safety of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin versus epirubicin as neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: a real-world study

n (%)

PLD group (N = 362)

Epirubicin group (N = 851)

Myelosuppression

19 (5.3%)

72 (8.5%)

Decreased appetite

8 (2.2%)

37(4.4%)

Cardiotoxicity

8 (2.2%)

56 (6.6%)

Gastrointestinal reaction

8 (2.2%)

31 (3.6%)

Alopecia

5 (1.4%)

29 (3.4%)

Nausea

21 (5.8%)

17 (2.0%)

D-dimer increase

0 (0.0%)

8 (0.9%)

Transaminase increase

0 (0.0%)

7 (0.8%)

Dizziness

1 (0.3%)

6 (0.7%)

Vomiting

0 (0.0%)

8 (0.9%)

Abnormal liver function

0 (0.0%)

4 (0.5%)

  1. PLD Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin