Table 3 G3+ toxicity: OxCap vs OxFU

From: Oxaliplatin/capecitabine vs oxaliplatin/infusional 5-FU in advanced colorectal cancer: the MRC COIN trial

 

Arms A and C

Arm A

Arm B (+cetuximab)

Arm C

 

OxCap

OxFU

 

OxCap

OxFU

 

OxCap

OxFU

 

OxCap

OxFU

 

G3+ toxicity

N (%)

N (%)

P -value

N (%)

N (%)

P -value

N (%)

N (%)

P -value

N (%)

N (%)

P -value

Any toxicity

601 (57%)

349 (64%)

0.008

305 (58%)

187 (70%)

0.002

383 (73%)

225 (81%)

0.031

296 (56%)

162 (58%)

0.53

Nausea

87 (8%)

27 (5%)

0.013

36 (7%)

13 (5%)

0.17

46 (9%)

16 (6%)

0.11

51 (10%)

14 (5%)

0.032

Vomiting

61 (6%)

24 (4%)

0.23

27 (5%)

10 (4%)

0.32

36 (7%)

18 (6%)

0.70

34 (6%)

14 (5%)

0.52

Diarrhoea

165 (16%)

55 (10%)

0.003

80 (15%)

27 (10%)

0.034

135 (26%)

50 (18%)

0.007

85 (16%)

28 (10%)

0.033

Mucositis

11 (1%)

22 (4%)

<0.001

5 (1%)

11 (4%)

0.008

16 (3%)

25 (9%)

0.001

6 (1%)

11 (4%)

0.016

Lethargy

212 (20%)

95 (18%)

0.18

94 (18%)

50 (19%)

0.90

120 (23%)

78 (28%)

0.16

118 (22%)

45 (16%)

0.042

PPE

41 (4%)

3 (1%)

0.001

25 (5%)

3 (1%)

0.016

65 (12%)

17 (6%)

0.007

16 (3%)

0 (0%)

0.002

Neuropathy

107 (10%)

72 (13%)

0.049

83 (16%)

59 (22%)

0.031

67 (13%)

36 (13%)

0.92

24 (5%)

13 (5%)

0.98

Thrombocytopenia

25 (2%)

12 (2%)

0.84

15 (3%)

7 (3%)

0.82

16 (3%)

7 (3%)

0.65

10 (2%)

5 (2%)

0.97

Neutropenia

32 (3%)

152 (28%)

<0.001

15 (3%)

84 (32%)

<0.001

10 (2%)

87 (31%)

<0.001

17 (3%)

68 (25%)

<0.001

Treatment-related infection

10 (1%)

52 (10%)

<0.001

6 (1%)

22 (8%)

<0.001

4 (1%)

24 (9%)

<0.001

4 (1%)

30 (11%)

<0.001

Treatment-related death

14 (1%)

8 (1%)

0.86

5 (1%)

5 (2%)

0.29

9 (2%)

1 (<1%)

0.13

9 (2%)

3 (1%)

0.53

Outcomes in first 12 weeks

Arms A and C

Arm A

Arm B (+cetuximab)

Arm C

Oxaliplatin dose reduction

267 (25%)

128 (24%)

0.45

138 (26%)

71 (27%)

0.93

208 (40%)

89 (32%)

0.018

129 (24%)

57 (21%)

0.27

Fp dose reduction

429 (41%)

168 (31%)

<0.001

220 (42%)

88 (33%)

0.009

315 (60%)

131 (47%)

<0.001

209 (40%)

80 (29%)

0.004

Dose delay

466 (44%)

338 (62%)

<0.001

236 (45%)

171 (64%)

<0.001

261 (50%)

197 (71%)

<0.001

230 (44%)

167 (60%)

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: fp=fluoropyrimidine; OxCap=oxaliplatin/capecitabine; OxFU=oxaliplatin/leucovorin (LV)/infusional 5-FU; PPE=palmar-plantar erythema.