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. 2024 Jun 27;44(7):527–540. doi: 10.1007/s40261-024-01376-w

Table 5.

AEs related to renal disorders and cardiac disorders according to the safety specifications listed in the risk management plan, and causal relationship to letermovir (safety analysis set; N = 821)

AEs Total AEsa Serious AEsa Non-serious AEsa
Total Unrelated Relatedb Unrelated Relatedb Unrelated Relatedb
Renal disorders
 During IV letermovir (n = 15/225 [6.67%])
  Renal dysfunction 8 4 4 3 1 1 3
  Blood creatinine increased 4 0 4 0 0 0 4
  Acute kidney injury 2 0 2 0 1 0 1
  Renal failure 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
 During oral letermovir (n = 34/790 [4.30%])
  Renal impairment 15 7 8 3 0 4 8
  Cystitis hemorrhagic 6 6 0 2 0 4 0
  Acute kidney injury 4 3 1 3 1 0 0
  Renal dysfunction 3 3 0 1 0 2 0
  Blood creatinine increased 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
  Chronic kidney disease 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
  Renal failure 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
  Tubulointerstitial nephritis 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
 Cardiac disordersc (n = 25 [3.05%])
  Acute heart failure 4 4 0 4 0 0 0
  Atrial fibrillation 3 2 1 1 0 1 1
  Congestive heart failure 3 3 0 3 0 0 0
  Acute myocardial infarction 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
  Cardiomyopathy 2 0 2 0 0 0 2
  Cardiac disorder 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
  Cardiac dysfunction 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
  Chronic heart failure 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
  Decreased blood pressure 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Heart failure 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Increased blood pressure 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
  Pericardial effusion 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
  Pericarditis 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Prinzmetal angina 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
  Supraventricular tachycardia 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
  Ventricular fibrillation 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Ventricular tachycardia 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

AEs adverse events, IV intravenous

aValues are number of patients

bConsidered causally related to letermovir (i.e., adverse drug reactions)

cCombined for IV and oral letermovir