Data on Toxicities (SWOG ≥ Grade 2) of Dose-Intensive Melphalan and on Transfusion Support (n = 23)
| Toxicity | Frequency % (n) |
| Nausea/vomiting | 83 (19) |
| Diarrhea | 65 (15) |
| Mucositis | 91 (21) |
| Pulmonary edema | 35 (8) |
| Peripheral edema | 48 (11) |
| Non-GI bleeding | 17 (4) |
| GI bleeding | 22 (5) |
| Hepatic | 13 (3) |
| Renal | 35 (8) |
| Metabolic | 35 (8) |
| Sepsis | 26 (6) |
| Transfusion component | Median (range) |
| Units of red blood cells | 5 (0-14) |
| Platelet transfusions | 6 (0-28) |
| Toxicity | Frequency % (n) |
| Nausea/vomiting | 83 (19) |
| Diarrhea | 65 (15) |
| Mucositis | 91 (21) |
| Pulmonary edema | 35 (8) |
| Peripheral edema | 48 (11) |
| Non-GI bleeding | 17 (4) |
| GI bleeding | 22 (5) |
| Hepatic | 13 (3) |
| Renal | 35 (8) |
| Metabolic | 35 (8) |
| Sepsis | 26 (6) |
| Transfusion component | Median (range) |
| Units of red blood cells | 5 (0-14) |
| Platelet transfusions | 6 (0-28) |
Abbreviations: SWOG, Southwestern Oncology Group; GI, gastrointestinal.