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Table 2 Toxicity of study treatment and postoperative complications of the individual patients

From: Combined sunitinib and radiation therapy for preoperative treatment of soft tissue sarcoma: results of a phase I trial of the German interdisciplinary sarcoma group (GISG-03)

Dose level

Patient

Tumor site

Toxicity of combined sunitinib and RT (CTCAE 4.0 grade)

Radiation site toxicity (CTCAE 4.0 grade)

Postoperative complications (CTCAE 4.0 grade)

1

1

Lower extremity

neutropenia (3) thrombocytopenia (2) facial edema (1) fatigue (1)

0

prolonged wound drainage (1)

1

2

Lower extremity

-

0

wound dehiscence (3)

1

3

Retroperitoneal

lymphopenia (4) neutropenia (3) thrombocytopenia (3) gamma-glutamyl-transferase elevation (2) arterial hypertension (2) fatigue (1)

1

-

1

4

Retroperitoneal

lymphopenia (3) neutropenia (2) thrombocytopenia (1) genitourinary (2) diarrhea (2)

0

intraoperative bleeding (4) intraabd. abscess (3) myocardial ischemia (3) anastomotic leakage (3)

1

5

Retroperitoneal

lymphopenia (3) neutropenia (2) thrombocytopenia (1) arterial hypertension (2) dry mouth (1) diarrhea (1)

1

-

1

6

Groin

lymphocytopenia (3) neutropenia (1) diarrhea (2) dysgeusia (1)

2

-

2

7

Retroperitoneal

lymphopenia (2) neutropenia (2) thrombocytopenia (1) nausea (2) dry mouth (2)

2

-

2

8

Lower extremity

neutropenia (1) thrombocytopenia (1) vaginal mucositis (2) hand foot syndrome (1) nausea (1) oral mucositis (1) epistaxis (1)

2

prolonged wound drainage (2) lymphedema (2)

2

9

Chest wall

lymphopenia (3) neutropenia (1) thrombocytopenia (1) oral mucositis (1) fatigue (1)

1

delayed wound healing (1)