Table 2

Adverse events ≥grade 3 and their relation to treatment for individual patients

PatientRelated to
ID(S)AE termGradeChemoTILIFNa
Cohort 1 without IFNa
P1*Neutrophil count decreased3YESy/n
Platelet count decreased3YESNO
White cell count decreased (pan cytopenia)3YESNO
Lymphocyte count decreased3YESy/n
Anemia3y/ny/n
Nausea3y/nNO
P2Neutrophil count decreased3YESNO
P3Neutrophil count decreased4YESNO
White cell count decreased3YESNO
P4Neutrophil count decreased3YESNO
P5Neutrophil count decreased3YESNO
Upper respiratory infection3NONO.
P6Vomiting3y/nNO
Diarrhea3YESNO
P7None
P11None
P12Neutrophil count decreased4YESNO
P13Neutrophil count decreased3YESNO
P14Neutrophil count decreased3YESNO
P15Neutrophil count decreased3YESNO
P16Neutrophil count decreased4YESNO
Cohort two with IFNa
P8*None
P9Platelet count decreased3YESy/ny/n
White cell count decreased (pancytopenia)3YESy/nNO
Neutrophil count decreased4YESy/ny/n
P10Neutrophil count decreased4YESy/ny/n
White cell count decreased3YESNOy/n
Platelet count decreased3y/nNOy/n
Other general; malaise with PD3NONONO
  • All grade 3 or more (S)AEs and their relation to therapy according to CTCAE V.4.03 are given. (S)AEs grade 4 are in bold. Relatedness to therapy: YES; definitely related, NO; definitely not related and y/n; possibly related. ‘–‘=not applicable.

  • *P1 and P8 grossly deviated from treatment schedule and were only evaluated for safety/feasibility.

  • CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; PD, progressive disease; (S)AE, (serious) adverse events.