Table 5.

Toxicity with hyper-CVAD or modified hyper-CVAD for LL (n = 33)




Percent of patients
Parameter
No.
Grades 1-2
Grades 3-4
Infections during induction (71 courses)*    
FUO   13   —   13  
Sepsis   8   —   8  
Pneumonia   2   —   2  
Fungal   1   —   1  
Infections during consolidation (131 courses)    
FUO   32   —   32  
Sepsis   9   —   9  
Pneumonia   8   —   8  
Fungal   2   —   2  
Other   5   —   5  
Gastrointestinal     
Stomatitis   15   33   12  
Nausea/vomiting   6   15   3  
Ileus   1   0   3  
Renal    
Increase in creatinine   1   3   0  
Neuromuscular    
Peripheral neuropathy   5   9   3  
Cardiovascular    
Pericarditis   1   0   3  
Hepatic    
Increase in bilirubin   3   6   3  
Increase in transaminases   6   6   12  
Pancreatitis   1   0   3  
Dermatologic    
Rash
 
1
 
0
 
3
 



Percent of patients
Parameter
No.
Grades 1-2
Grades 3-4
Infections during induction (71 courses)*    
FUO   13   —   13  
Sepsis   8   —   8  
Pneumonia   2   —   2  
Fungal   1   —   1  
Infections during consolidation (131 courses)    
FUO   32   —   32  
Sepsis   9   —   9  
Pneumonia   8   —   8  
Fungal   2   —   2  
Other   5   —   5  
Gastrointestinal     
Stomatitis   15   33   12  
Nausea/vomiting   6   15   3  
Ileus   1   0   3  
Renal    
Increase in creatinine   1   3   0  
Neuromuscular    
Peripheral neuropathy   5   9   3  
Cardiovascular    
Pericarditis   1   0   3  
Hepatic    
Increase in bilirubin   3   6   3  
Increase in transaminases   6   6   12  
Pancreatitis   1   0   3  
Dermatologic    
Rash
 
1
 
0
 
3
 

Other includes cytomegalovirus pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, disseminated herpes zoster, and herpetic encephalitis.

FUO indicates fever of unknown origin; —, not applicable.

*

No. of episodes per course until CR.

All episodes of infections listed were grade 3 or greater.

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