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Table 4 Most common adverse events to first-line chemotherapy in the two groups of patients

From: Three drugs vs two drugs first-line chemotherapy regimen in advanced gastric cancer patients: a retrospective analysis

Adverse event

Group A

Group B

All grade (%)

Grade 3–4 (%)

All grade (%)

Grade 3–4 (%)

Anemia

75

15

72

9

Neutropenia

78

43*

65

28

Trombocytopenia

18

6

21

7

Febrile neutropenia

 

19*

 

8

Nausea/vomiting

67

16

61

14

Diarrhea

42

10

36

8

Stomatitis

35

7

29

6

Fatigue

71

28*

66

15

Peripheral neuropathy

36

14

28

8

  1. NCI-CTC toxicity criteria 1.0
  2. * Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) for comparison between group A and group B
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