Table 3 Worst haematological toxicities, and treatments

From: Gemcitabine-oxaliplatin combination for ovarian cancer resistant to taxane-platinum treatment: a phase II study from the GINECO group

 

NCI—CTC grade 3–4

 

% Cycles

% Patients

Leucopaenia

20

27

Neutropaenia

33

51

Thrombocytopaenia

19

26

Anaemia

8

12

Febrile neutropaenia

3

3

G-CSF use

14

16

EPO use

15

18

RBC transfusion

6

12

Platelet transfusion

6

3

  1. Abbreviations: EPO=erythropoietin; G-CSF=granulocyte-colony stimulating factor; NCI—CTC=National Cancer Institute—Common Toxicity Criteria; RBC=red blood cells.
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