Table 2 Acute toxicities (worst grade)

From: A phase I trial of preoperative radiotherapy and capecitabine for locally advanced, potentially resectable rectal cancer

Toxicities

Grade

850 mg m−2 day−1

1000 mg m−2 day−1

1250 mg m−2 day−1

1650 mg m−2 day−1

1800 mg m−2 day−1

2000 mg m−2 day−1

Haemoglobin

 

0

1

4

2

2

5

4

 

1

0

0

0

1

2

1

 

2

2

2

1

0

1

0

Neutrophils

 

0

3

6

3

3

7

5

 

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

Platelets

 

0

3

5

2

2

6

5

 

1

0

1

1

1

2

0

Genitourinary

 

0

1

2

3

1

2

2

 

1

2

2

0

1

6

2

 

2

0

1

0

1

0

1

 

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

Lower GI

 

0

0

2

0

1

2

0

 

1

2

1

3

2

5

1

 

2

1

3

0

0

1

3

 

3

0

0

0

0

0

1

Skin

 

0

0

0

0

2

1

1

 

1

1

1

3

1

6

2

 

2

2

5

0

0

1

1

 

3

0

0

0

0

0

1

Hand-foot syndrome

 

0

3

5

3

3

6

5

 

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

 

2

0

1

0

0

1

0