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. 2025 Jul 24;12:1604790. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1604790

TABLE 2.

Summary of treatment-emergent adverse events of enrolled patients in stage 1 and stage 2 (safety set).

Variables Stage 1 Stage 2
Placebo group
(n = 12)
HSK21542 group Placebo group
(n = 20)
HSK21542-0.5 μg/kg group
(n = 20)
HSK21542-1.0 μg/kg group
(n = 20)
Group 1
(n = 12)
Group 2
(n = 12)
Group 3
(n = 12)
Group 4
(n = 12)
Total
(n = 48)
Any AEs, n (%) 10 (83.3) 11 (91.7) 9 (75.0) 11 (91.7) 8 (66.7) 39 (81.3) 18 (90.0) 17 (85.0) 16 (80.0)
Any TEAEs, n (%) 9 (75.0) 10 (83.3) 9 (75.0) 10 (83.3) 8 (66.7) 37 (77.1) 16 (80.0) 17 (85.0) 15 (75.0)
 Grade 1 8 (66.7) 7 (58.3) 8 (66.7) 7 (58.3) 5 (41.7) 27 (56.3) 15 (75.0) 12 (60.0) 14 (70.0)
 Grade 2 7 (58.3) 7 (58.3) 4 (33.3) 6 (50.0) 5 (41.7) 22 (45.8) 9 (45.0) 11 (55.0) 5 (25.0)
 Grade 3 2 (16.7) 3 (25.0) 1 (8.3) 0 0 4 (8.3) 2 (10.0) 0 0
Drug-related TEAEs, n (%) 2 (16.7) 2 (16.7) 2 (16.7) 1 (8.3) 1 (8.3) 6 (12.5) 2 (10.0) 0 3 (15.0)
 Grade 1 2 (16.7) 0 2 (16.7) 1 (8.3) 0 3 (6.3) 1 (5.0) 0 3 (15.0)
 Grade 2 1 (8.3) 2 (16.7) 1 (8.3) 0 1 (8.3) 4 (8.3) 1 (5.0) 0 1 (5.0)
 Grade 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Any SAEs 1 (8.3) 0 0 0 0 1 (5.0) 0 0
TEAEs leading to treatment interruptions, n (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEAEs resulting in study discontinuation, n (%) 0 1 (8.3) 0 0 0 1 (2.1) 0 0 0
Antiemetic used, n (%)
 0–12 h after first postoperative dosing of experimental drugs 5 (41.7) 5 (41.7) 3 (25.0) 2 (16.7) 1 (8.3) 11 (22.9) 6 (30.0) 5 (25.0) 2 (10.0)
 0–24 h after first postoperative dosing of experimental drugs 5 (41.7) 5 (41.7) 3 (25.0) 2 (16.7) 2 (16.7) 12 (25.0) 6 (30.0) 5 (25.0) 3 (15.0)
TEAEs occurring in > 10% of patients, termed by PT, n (%)
 Fever 5 (41.7) 1 (8.3) 4 (33.3) 3 (25.0) 3 (25.0) 11 (22.9) 3 (15.0) 1 (5.0) 4 (20.0)
 Nausea 4 (33.3) 3 (25.0) 4 (33.3) 2 (16.7) 3 (25.0) 12 (25.0) 4 (20.0) 2 (10.0) 4 (20.0)
 Vomiting 3 (25.0) 5 (41.7) 3 (25.0) 1 (8.3) 2 (16.7) 11 (22.9) 8 (40.0) 6 (30.0) 4 (20.0)
 Decreased free triiodothyronine 2 (16.7) 1 (8.3) 0 2 (16.7) 2 (16.7) 5 (10.4) 1 (5.0) 1 (5.0) 2 (10.0)
 Decreased serum potassium 1 (8.3) 2 (16.7) 0 1 (8.3) 2 (16.7) 5 (10.4) 3 (15.0) 0 1 (5.0)
 Elevated WBC counts 1 (8.3) 2 (16.7) 0 1 (8.3) 0 3 (6.3) 1 (5.0) 1 (5.0) 2 (10.0)
 Decreased heart rate 1 (8.3) 2 (16.7) 0 0 0 2 (4.2) 0 1 (5.0) 0
 Anemia 0 0 0 1 (8.3) 1 (8.3) 2 (4.2) 3 (15.0) 4 (20.0) 1 (5.0)

For HSK21542 dose groups in stage 1: group 1: preoperative 0.4 μg/kg + 0.2 μg/kg at postoperative 0 h, 8 h and 16 h; group 2: preoperative 1.0 μg/kg + 0.5 μg/kg at postoperative 0 h, 8 h and 16 h; group 3: 0.5 μg/kg at postoperative 0 h, 8 h and 16 h; group 4: 1.0 μg/kg at postoperative 0 h, 8 h and 16 h. Stage 2: HSK21542-0.5 μg/kg or HSK21542-1.0 μg/kg were administered postoperatively at 0 h, 8 h and 16 h. AE, adverse event; SAE, serious adverse event; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event.