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. 2025 Apr 8;10(5):104499. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2025.104499

Table 2.

Patients with DLBCL (phase Ia extension) and solid tumors (phase Ib expansion) experiencing grade ≥3 DLTs during the MTD evaluation and study treatment periods, respectively

DLBCLa
Dose
Patient reference number
DLT
Duration
Grade
Action
Therapy
Outcome
Serious
Phase Ia extension (DLBCL): total patients with DLTs on BI 894999 (schedule B; 1.5 mg, n = 1; 2.0 mg, n = 1; 2.5 mg, n = 2)
1.5 mg #605 Increased troponin 5 days 3 None No Recovered No
2.0 mg #130 Thrombocytopenia 11 days 4 Discontinued No Not recovered No
2.5 mg #233 Thrombocytopenia 5 days 4 Reduced dose Yes Not recovered No
#402 Sepsis 6 days 4 Reduced dose Yes Recovered Immediately life-threatening; required hospitalization
Febrile neutropenia 7 days 3 Reduced dose Yes Recovered Required hospitalization
Thrombocytopenia 2 days 4 Reduced dose Yes Not recovered No
Phase Ib expansion: total patients with DLTs on BI 894999 (schedule B; 2.5 mg), n = 14
Tumor type Patient reference number DLT Duration Grade Action Therapy Outcome Serious
SCLC #303 Laryngeal inflammation 3 Discontinued Yes Unknown Required hospitalization
Thrombocytopenia 4 None Yes Unknown Required hospitalization
#132 Thrombocytopenia 4 days 4 Discontinued Yes Not recovered No
Decreased appetite 9 days 3 None No Recovered No
Fatigue 3 None No Not recovered No
Troponin T increased 11 days 3 None No Recovered No
#505 Thrombocytopenia 6 days 4 None Yes Not recovered Required hospitalization
CRC #129 Dermatitis acneiform 3 None Yes Unknown Required hospitalization
#417 Thrombocytopenia 4 None No Not recovered No
mCRPC #230 Thrombocytopenia 40 days 4 Reduced dose Yes Not recovered No
#231 Thrombocytopenia 4 days 4 Reduced dose No Not recovered No
#308 Decreased platelet count 4 days 4 Reduced dose Yes Not recovered Required hospitalization
#403 Troponin T increased 3 None No Unknown No
#406 Thrombocytopenia 3 days 4 None No Not recovered No
Stomatitis 3 None Yes Not recovered No
#408 Nausea 3 Discontinued Yes Not recovered Required hospitalization
Decreased appetite 8 days 3 None No Recovered No
Hypophosphatemia 12 days 3 Reduced dose Yes Recovered Required hospitalization
#414 Thrombocytopenia 22 days 4 Discontinued No Not recovered No
NUT carcinoma #851 Decreased platelet count 4 Reduced dose No Not recovered Required hospitalization
#854 Decreased platelet count 6 days 4 None No Not recovered Other
Phase Ib expansion: total patients with DLTs on BI 894999 (schedule C; 6.0/3.0 mg), n = 3
NUT carcinoma #1840007004 Pleural effusion 3 days 3 None Yes Recovered Required hospitalization
Fatigue 16 days 3 None No Not recovered No
#816 Fatigue 36 days 3 Reduced dose No Not recovered No
Diarrhea 3 days 3 Reduced dose Yes Not recovered No
#857 Decreased platelet count 4 None Yes Not recovered Required hospitalization/prolonged hospitalization

CRC, colorectal cancer; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; DLT, dose-limiting toxicity; mCRPC, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; MTD, maximum tolerated dose; NUT, nuclear protein in testis; SCLC, small-cell lung cancer.

a

No DLBCL patients on schedule C experienced DLTs on BI 894999.