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Table 3 Adverse events before and after schedule modification

From: Efficacy and tolerability of a low-dose, 2-week administration of sunitinib followed by a week rest (2/1 schedule) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a single center experience of six cases

No.

25 mg, 4/2 schedule

25 mg, 2/1 schedule

 

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 2

Grade 3

1

Fatigue, emesis, leukopenia, neutropenia

None

Emesis, neutropenia

None

2

Fatigue, anorexia, dysgeusia, neutropenia, hand-foot syndrome

None

Fatigue, anorexia, dysgeusia, hand-foot syndrome

None

3

-

-

Neutropenia

None

4

Fatigue, dysgeusia

Proteinuria

Diarrhea

Proteinuria

5

Neutropenia

None

None

None

6

Anorexia

Fatigue, mucositis, neutropenia

Fatigue

Neutropenia

  1. 25 mg of sunitinib was administrated on 3/1schedule, instead of 4/2 schedule.