Table 3 Acute toxicity

From: Phase II study of radiotherapy combined with gemcitabine for locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Grade

1 (%)

2 (%)

3 (%)

4 (%)

Haematological toxicity

 Leucocytopenia

3 (7)

17 (40)

21 (50)

1 (2)

 Neutropenia

9 (21)

15 (36)

11 (26)

3 (7)

 Thrombcoytopenia

22 (52)

2 (5)

1 (2)

0 (0)

 Anaemia

21 (50)

17 (40)

0 (0)

1a (2)

Nonhaematological toxicity

 Total bilirubin

10 (24)

5 (12)

1 (2)

0 (0)

 AST

14 (33)

5 (12)

1 (2)

0 (0)

 ALT

15 (36)

11 (26)

4 (10)

0 (0)

 ALP

15 (36)

5 (12)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Creatinine

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Anorexia

9 (21)

5 (12)

10 (24)

14 (33)

 Nausea

11 (26)

11 (26)

9 (21)

0 (0)

 Vomiting

10 (24)

7 (17)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Diarrhoea

1 (2)

1 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Mucositis

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Duodenal ulcer

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1a (2)

 Fatigue

17 (40)

14 (33)

2 (5)

0 (0)

 Skin rash

0 (0)

1 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Infection

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1a (2)

  1. AST=aspartate aminotransferase; ALT=alanine aminotransferase; ALP=alkaline phosphatase.
  2. aOne patient died of duodenal bleeding and sepsis.