Table 3 Summary of haematologic and nonhaematologic toxicity

From: Phase II trial of cisplatin and capecitabine in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, and correlative study of angiogenic factors

 

All grades

Grade 3–4

 

No. of patients

%

No. of patients

%

Haematologic

    

 Anaemia

29

71

3

7

 Neutropenia

17

42

5

12

 Thrombocytopenia

6

15

1

2

Nonhaematologic

    

 Asthenia

36

88

3

7

 Anorexia

34

83

3

7

 Hand–foot syndrome

27

66

1

2

 Constipation

26

63

0

0

 Nausea/vomiting

16

39

0

0

 Alopecia

12

29

—

—

 Mucositis

11

27

2

5

 Neuropathy

4

10

0

0

 Diarrhoea

3

7

1

2

 Cardiotoxicity

1

2

1

2

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