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Table 3 Toxicities observed in our patients during 30 days after initiation of gefitinib treatment

From: Pharmacokinetics of gefitinib in elderly patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a prospective study

Toxicities

N = 18

Number (%)

Any

 ≥ Grade 3

Diarrhea

9 (50)

1 (5.6)

Rash

5 (28)

0 (0)

Anorexia

4 (22)

0 (0)

Fatigue

4 (22)

0 (0)

Nausea

2 (11)

0 (0)

Dry skin

2 (11)

0 (0)

Mucositis

2 (11)

0 (0)

AST increase

1 (5.6)

1 (5.6)

ALT increase

1 (5.6)

1 (5.6)

Vomiting

1 (5.6)

0 (0)

Pharyngitis

1 (5.6)

0 (0)

  1. AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase