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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2011; 17(16): 2113-2119
Published online Apr 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i16.2113
Published online Apr 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i16.2113
Table 4 Adverse events and selected laboratory abnormalities
| Variable | Sunitinib (n = 23) | |||
| Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | |
| Adverse event | ||||
| Anorexia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Diarrhea | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Constipation | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatigue | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nausea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mucositis/stomatitis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vomiting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hypertension | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Hand-foot syndrome | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Rash | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Skin discoloration | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fever | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Laboratory abnormalities | ||||
| Leukopenia | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Neutropenia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Febrile neutropenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anemia | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Elevated creatinine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| AST | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ALT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total bilirubin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| GFR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hypothyroidism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Citation: Chen YY, Yeh CN, Cheng CT, Chen TW, Rau KM, Jan YY, Chen MF. Sunitinib for Taiwanese patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor after imatinib treatment failure or intolerance. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(16): 2113-2119
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i16/2113.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i16.2113