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Table 5 Hematologic and nonhematologic adverse events which ever occurred in 39 patients treated with FOLFIRINOX as a second-line treatment

From: Attenuated FOLFIRINOX in the salvage treatment of gemcitabine-refractory advanced pancreatic cancer: a phase II study

Adverse event

Any grade

Grade 3 or more

Number of patients

%

Number of patients

%

Hematologic

 Neutropenia

18

46.2

16

41.0

 Thrombocytopenia

7

17.9

1

2.6

 Anemia

23

59.0

3

7.7

Nonhematologic

 Nausea

23

59.0

4

10.3

 Vomiting

3

7.7

1

2.6

 Diarrhea

11

28.2

1

2.6

 Fatigue

9

23.1

2

5.1

 Anorexia

21

53.8

4

10.3

 Constipation

6

15.4

  

 Mucositis

12

30.8

3

7.7

 Neuropathy

5

12.8

1

2.6

 Septic shock

  

1a

2.6

 Pneumonia/pleural effusion

  

2

5.1

 Abdominal distension

  

1

2.6

 Alkaline phosphatase increased

  

1

2.6

 Hypokalemia

  

1

2.6

 Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

  

1

2.6

  1. aGrade 5 (death)