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Table 1 Chemotherapeutic protocols for different advanced cancer types according to NCCN guidelines and their adverse events

From: A preliminary randomised controlled study of short-term Antrodia cinnamomea treatment combined with chemotherapy for patients with advanced cancer

Cancer type

Chemotherapeutic regimens

Common adverse events

Lung

Platinum-based

Nausea, vomiting, nephrotoxicity, bone marrow suppression

Breast

Adriamycin-based or taxane-based

Bone marrow suppression, nausea, vomiting, alopecia

Stomach

Oxaliplatin/5-fluouracil

Nausea, vomiting, mucositis, diarrhea, bone marrow suppression

Liver

Adriamycin and Cisplatin

Nausea, vomiting, bone marrow suppression, nephrotoxicity

Colorectal

Oxaliplatin-based or Irinotecan-based

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bone marrow suppression