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. 2023 Jun 30;12(6):334–341. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piad031

Table 6.

Summary of Adverse Events (All Participants as Treated)

Bezlotoxumab (n = 107) Placebo (n = 36) Difference Estimate
Participants With: n (%) n (%) % (95% CI)
One or more adverse events 95 (88.8) 34 (94.4) −5.7 (−14.5, 7.7)
Drug-relateda adverse events 17 (15.9) 3 (8.3) 7.6 (−7.1, 17.8)
Serious adverse events 57 (53.3) 29 (80.6) −27.3 (−41.4, −9.3)
Serious drug-relateda adverse events 2 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 1.9 (−7.9, 6.6)
Deathsb 5 (4.7) 1 (2.8) 1.9 (−9.8, 8.4)
Discontinued due to an adverse event 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.0 (−9.7, 3.5)
Most common adverse eventsc
 Anemia 8 (7.5) 6 (16.7) −9.2 (−25.1, 1.8)
 Febrile neutropenia 23 (21.5) 11 (30.6) −9.1 (−27.0, 6.4)
 Abdominal pain 15 (14.0) 6 (16.7) −2.6 (−19.0, 9.4)
 Diarrhea 8 (7.5) 5 (13.9) −6.4 (−21.8, 3.9)
 Nausea 8 (7.5) 4 (11.1) −3.6 (−18.5, 5.9)
 Vomiting 14 (13.1) 8 (22.2) − 9.1 (−26.0, 4.0)
 Pyrexia 19 (17.8) 11 (30.6) −12.8 (−30.5, 2.4)
 Hypokalemia 9 (8.4) 6 (16.7) −8.3 (−24.2, 2.9)
 Headache 15 (14.0) 8 (22.2) −8.2 (−25.2, 5.0)

aDetermined by the investigator to be related to the study treatment.

bThree participants died after completing the 12-week follow-up period.

cEvents occurring in ≥12 participants in the bezlotoxumab group or ≥2 participants in the placebo group.