Table 2 Main adverse effects by treatment group.

From: Rituximab with high-dose methotrexate is effective and cost-effective in newly diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma

Toxicities

R-M (n = 184 cycles)

R-MA (n = 39 cycles) cecs)

p value

Grade 3 neutropenia

3(1.6%)

6(15.4%)

0.001

Grade 4 neutropenia

2(1.1%)

17(43.6%)

 < 0.001

Grade 3 thrombopenia

4(2.2%)

3(7.7%)

0.10

Grade 4 thrombopenia

2(1.1%)

20(51.3%)

 < 0.001

Grade 3 anemia

1(0.5%)

5(12.8%)

0.001

Grade 4 anemia

0(0%)

4(10.3%)

0.001

Febrile neutropenia

5(2.7%)

16(41.0%)

 < 0.001

Urinary tract infection

3(1.6%)

7(17.9%)

 < 0.001

Pneumonia

3(1.6%)

7(17.9%)

 < 0.001

Oral candidiasis

3(1.6%)

0(0%)

1.00

Sepsis

1(0.5%)

1(2.6%)

0.32

Acute infectious enteritis

1(0.5%)

0(0%)

1.00

Herpes zoster

1(0.5%)

0(0%)

1.00

Grade 3 Hepatotoxicity

3(1.6%)

3(7.7%)

0.068

Grade 4 Hepatotoxicity

1(0.5%)

0(0%)

1.00

Creatinine elevated

2(1.1%)

0(0%)

1.00

Deep vein thrombosis

0(0%)

1(2.6%)

0.18

Atrial fibrillation

0(0%)

2(5.1%)

0.03

Acute heart failure

0(0%)

1(2.6%)

0.18

Grade 4 skin rash

0(0%)

1(2.6%)

0.18

  1. Notes R-M, combination regimen of high-dose methotrexate and rituximab; R-MA, combination regimen of rituximab, high-dose methotrexate and cytarabine.