Table 7.

Adverse effects of liposomal ATRA in the 69 patients enrolled

Adverse effectTotal no. (%)Grade 3/4 no. (%)
ATRA syndrome 18  (26%) 10  (15%)  
Leukocytosis (WBC > 10 000 cells/μL) 35  (51%)  
Headache 46  (67%) 10  (15%)  
Dry skin 23  (33%)  
Hypertriglyceridemia 23  (33%) 4  (5.8%) 
Fever 18  (26%)  
Nausea 13  (19%)  
Stomatitis 11  (16%)  
Vomiting 10  (15%)  
Chelitis 9  (13%)  
Exfoliative dermatitis 9  (13%)  
Rash 8  (12%)  
Myalgia 8  (12%)  
Liver enzymes abnormalities 7  (10%)  
Bone pain 6  (9%) 2  (3%) 
Arthralgia 5  (7%)  
Elevated LDH 4  (6%)  
Pseudotumor cerebri 4  (6%) 3  (4%) 
Hypercholesteremia 4  (6%)  
Chills 4  (6%)  
Pruritus 3  (4%)  
Diarrhea 2  (3%)  
Adverse effectTotal no. (%)Grade 3/4 no. (%)
ATRA syndrome 18  (26%) 10  (15%)  
Leukocytosis (WBC > 10 000 cells/μL) 35  (51%)  
Headache 46  (67%) 10  (15%)  
Dry skin 23  (33%)  
Hypertriglyceridemia 23  (33%) 4  (5.8%) 
Fever 18  (26%)  
Nausea 13  (19%)  
Stomatitis 11  (16%)  
Vomiting 10  (15%)  
Chelitis 9  (13%)  
Exfoliative dermatitis 9  (13%)  
Rash 8  (12%)  
Myalgia 8  (12%)  
Liver enzymes abnormalities 7  (10%)  
Bone pain 6  (9%) 2  (3%) 
Arthralgia 5  (7%)  
Elevated LDH 4  (6%)  
Pseudotumor cerebri 4  (6%) 3  (4%) 
Hypercholesteremia 4  (6%)  
Chills 4  (6%)  
Pruritus 3  (4%)  
Diarrhea 2  (3%)  

See Table 5 for abbreviations.

All 69 enrolled patients were evaluated for toxicity.

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