·Table 5. Rate of Grade 3 or 4 Diarrhea Associated With Oral Chemotherapya

Chemotherapy AgentGrade 3 or 4 Diarrhea Rate (%)bReference
Selumetinib 24 [24]
Tucatinib (with capecitabine/trastuzumab) 13[27,28]
Vandetanib 10–11 [29 ,30]
Umbralisib 10 [31]
Vorinostat 5–8[32,33]
Sunitinib 4–10 [24]
Sotorasib 4[34,35]
Selinexor 3–7[36-38]
Sorafenib 2–8 [39 - 41]

aIncludes drugs with 5% or greater grade 3 or 4 toxicity.

bHighest percentage listed in current manufacturer prescribing information (single-agent rate of diarrhea listed if provided; excludes irinotecan-based combinations).

From: Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®)

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