Table 3 Profile of major toxicities during the DLT period (cycle 1)

From: A phase I dose-escalation study of eribulin and S-1 for metastatic breast cancer

 

Level 1 ( n =3)

Level 2 ( n =3)

Level 3 ( n =6)

Total ( n =12) (%)

 

Grade 1/2

Grade3

Grade 1/2

Grade3

Grade ½

Grade3

Grade 1/2

Grade3

Neutropenia

1

2

0

3

1

5

2 (16.6)

10 (83.3)

Febrile neutropenia

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

3 (25)

Oedema

1

0

0

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

0

Conjunctivitis

0

0

1

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

0

Blurred vision

0

0

1

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

0

Hypotension

1

0

0

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

0

Dysgeusia

0

0

1

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

0

Fatigue

0

0

2

0

2

0

4 (33.3)

0

Diarrhoea

0

0

0

0

2

0

2 (16.6)

0

Constipation

1

0

0

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

0

Peripheral neuropathy

0

0

0

0

2

0

2 (16.6)

0

Vomiting

0

0

0

0

1

0

1 (8.3)

0

Nausea

0

0

0

0

1

0

1 (8.3)

0

Mucositis oral

0

0

0

0

2

0

2 (16.6)

0

Fever

0

0

0

0

2

0

2 (16.6)

0

Anorexia

0

0

0

0

1

0

1 (8.3)

0

Rash acneiform

0

0

0

0

1

0

1 (8.3)

0

Hypokalaemia

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1 (8.3)

AST

0

0

0

0

1

0

1 (8.3)

0

ALT

0

0

0

0

1

0

1 (8.3)

0

Bilirubin increased

0

0

1

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

0

  1. Abbreviations: ALT=alanine transaminase; AST=aspartate aminotransferase; DLT=dose-limiting toxicity.