Table 3 Number of patients with dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) by dose level

From: Phase I trial of oxaliplatin with fluorouracil, folinic acid and concurrent radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer

Dose level

1 ( n =6)

2 ( n =6)

3 ( n =6)

4 ( n =7)

5 ( n =5)

Combined ( n =30)

Number of patients with DLT

2

1

2

1

3

9

Number of DLTs

3

2

3

1

3

12

Type of DLT

 Anorexia

1

1

1

1

4

 Asthenia

1

1

2

4

 Epithelitis

1

1

 Febrile neutropenia

1

1

 Infection

1

1

 Diarrhoea

1

1