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Table 2 Adverse Events (AEs)

From: Evaluating health related quality of life in outpatients receiving anti-cancer treatment: results from an observational, cross-sectional study

Variable

Total (%)

Patients that presented AEs, n (%)

 Yes

142 (77.2)

 No

42 (22.8)

Total number of AEs

260

Type of AEs, n (%)

 Asthenia

35 (13.5)

 Pruritus

29 (11.2)

 Xerosis

24 (9.2)

 Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE)

24 (9.2)

 Alopecia

21 (8.0)

 Neurotoxicity

20 (7.7)

 Papulopustular rash

17 (6.5)

 Gastrointestinal toxicity

16 (6.2)

 Ungual apparatus alterations

13 (5.0)

 Pigmentary changes

13 (5.0)

 Others*

48 (18.5)

Number of AEs per patient, n(%)

 Patients with one AE

126 (68.5)

 Patients with two or more AEs

58 (31.5)

Severity of AEs, n (%)

 Grade 1

180 (69.2)

 Grade 2

67 (25.8)

 Grade 3

13 (5.0)

 Grade 4

Treatment interruption due to AEs

 Yes

20 (10.9)

 No

164 (89.1)

  1. *Others: photosensitivity, arthromyalgia, hematological toxicity, mucositis, dysgeusia, headache, folliculitis, trichomegaly, eyelid edema, purpura, other erythematous cutaneous reactions