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Table 2 Description of the main adverse events

From: Tolerability of Eribulin and correlation between polymorphisms and neuropathy in an unselected population of female patients with metastatic breast cancer: results of the multicenter, single arm, phase IV PAINTER study

Toxicity N = 170

G0 n (%)

G1 n (%)

G2 n (%)

G3 n (%)

G4 n (%)

G5 n (%)

Severe toxicity (G3 + G4 + G5*) n (%) [%95%CI]

Overall adverse events

26 (15.3)

35 (20.6)

58 (34.1)

38 (22.4)

12 (7.1)

1 (0.6)

65 (38.2) [30.9—46.0]

Neurotoxicity

114 (67.1)

31 (18.2)

20 (11.8)

5 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

25 (14.7)*[9.75—20.9]

Neutropenia

118 (69.4)

15 (8.8)

11 (6.5)

16 (9.4)

10 (5.9)

0 (0.0)

26 (15.3) [10.2—21.6]

Constipation

145 (85.3)

16 (9.4)

8 (4.7)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6) [0.015—3.23]

Alopecia

132 (77.6)

25 (14.7)

13 (7.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Asthenia

84 (49.4)

38 (22.4)

38 (22.4)

10 (5.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

10 (5.9) [2.86—10.6]

Nausea

145 (85.3)

19 (11.2)

6 (3.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. N: number of subjects; G: Grade; *: G2 was considered as severe toxicity for neurotoxicity.