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Table 2 Adverse events associated with different neoadjuvant therapy in patients with renal cell carcinoma

From: Comparison of efficacy and safety among axitinib, sunitinib, and sorafenib as neoadjuvant therapy for renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective study

Adverse event

Axitinib [cases (%)]

Sunitinib [cases (%)]

Sorafenib [cases (%)]

P 1

P 2

P 3

All grade

Grade 1–2

Grade 3–4

All grade

Grade 1–2

Grade 3–4

All grade

Grade 1–2

Grade 3–4

Hand–foot syndrome

6 (40.0)

5 (33.3)

1 (6.7)

13 (54.2)

10 (41.7)

3 (12.5)

16 (53.3)

13 (43.3)

3 (10.0)

0.389

0.399

0.951

Hypertension

6 (40.0)

5 (33.3)

1 (6.7)

11 (45.9)

8 (33.3)

3 (12.5)

13 (43.3)

10 (33.3)

2 (6.7)

0.721

0.831

0.854

Diarrhea

4 (29.4)

4 (29.4)

0 (0.0)

9 (37.5)

9 (37.5)

0 (0.0)

12 (40.0)

11 (36.7)

1 (3.3)

0.485

0.378

0.852

Nausea

4 (26.7)

4 (26.7)

0 (0.0)

8 (33.3)

8 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

8 (26.7)

8 (26.7)

0 (0.0)

0.092

1.000

0.594

Fatigue

4 (26.7)

4 (26.7)

0 (0.0)

7 (29.1)

7 (29.1)

0 (0.0)

8 (26.7)

8 (26.7)

0 (0.0)

0.150

1.000

0.839

Loss of appetite

3 (20.0)

3 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (25.0)

6 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

7 (23.3)

7 (23.3)

0 (0.0)

0.718

0.800

0.887

Leukocytopenia

2 (13.3)

2 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

11 (45.9)

8 (33.3)

3 (12.5)

8 (26.7)

7 (23.3)

1 (3.3)

0.036

0.526

0.143

Thrombocytopenia

2 (13.3)

2 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

12 (50.0)

9 (37.5)

3 (12.5)

7 (23.3)

7 (23.3)

0 (0.0)

0.020

0.693

0.041

lymphocytopenia

2 (13.3)

3 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

8 (33.3)

5 (20.8)

3 (12.5)

4 (13.3)

4 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

0.310

1.000

0.079

Anemia

2 (13.3)

2 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

5 (20.8)

4 (15.8)

1 (4.2)

7 (23.3)

6 (20.0)

1 (3.3)

0.638

0.890

0.826

Hypothyroidism

2 (13.3)

2 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

6 (25.0)

8 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (13.33)

4 (13.33)

0 (0.0)

0.638

1.000

0.457

  1. P1, axitinib vs. sunitinib; P2, axitinib vs. sorafenib; P3, sunitinib vs. sorafenib