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Table 6 Side effects 9 months 0.6%, 77.7% p = 0.0038

From: Treatment of poor-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia with a combination of 5-azacytidine and valproic acid

Side effects grades 1/2

Frequency

Local skin reaction

25

Nausea

24

Diarrhea

19

Constipation

17

Leukocytosis

15

Fatigue

14

Hypokaliemia

13

Somnolence

12

Fever

10

Influenza-like symptoms

10

Side effects grade 3/4

Frequency

Neutropenic fever

12

Pneumonia

10

Febrile neutropenia

4

Septicemia

4

Dyspnea

3

Somnolence

3

Catheter-side infection

3

Neutropenia

3

Pancytopenia

3

Confusion

3