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. 2025 Oct 31;15:38170. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-22083-2

Table 4.

Signal strength of top 20 vismodegib-associated AEs at the preferred term (PT) level in FAERS database. The unexpected AEs are marked with bold font and asterisks. ROR, reporting odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PRR, proportional reporting ratio; χ2, chi-squared; IC, information component; IC025, the lower limit of 95% CI of the IC; EBGM, empirical bayesian geometric mean; EBGM05, the lower limit of 95% CI of EBGM.

vismodegib
SOC PT Case Reports ROR (95% CI) PRR (95% CI) χ2 IC(IC025) EBGM
(EBGM05)
musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders muscle spasms 1870 33.6(32.03, 35.25) 30.5(29.33, 31.72) 52797.1 4.91(4.84) 30.1(28.92)
skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders alopecia 1264 18.88(17.83, 19.99) 17.73(16.72, 18.8) 19870.73 4.14(4.06) 17.6(16.78)
nervous system disorders ageusia 930 137.57(128.57, 147.2) 131.11(123.62, 139.05) 113440.28 6.95(6.86) 123.87(117.05)
general disorders and administration site conditions fatigue 862 3.28(3.07, 3.52) 3.18(3, 3.37) 1308.07 1.67(1.57) 3.18(3)
nervous system disorders dysgeusia 678 29.58(27.38, 31.95) 28.59(26.43, 30.92) 17844.45 4.82(4.71) 28.24(26.48)
investigations weight decreased 659 7.46(6.9, 8.06) 7.24(6.69, 7.83) 3549.07 2.85(2.74) 7.22(6.76)
metabolism and nutrition disorders decreased appetite 631 8.21(7.59, 8.89) 7.98(7.38, 8.63) 3855.66 2.99(2.88) 7.96(7.45)
gastrointestinal disorders constipation 354 5.07(4.56, 5.63) 5(4.53, 5.51) 1133.25 2.32(2.17) 4.99(4.57)
general disorders and administration site conditions no adverse event 223 3.71(3.25, 4.24) 3.68(3.21, 4.22) 436.15 1.88(1.69) 3.68(3.29)
nervous system disorders taste disorder 209 31.61(27.56, 36.26) 31.28(27.27, 35.88) 6044.25 4.95(4.75) 30.86(27.52)
musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders myalgia 186 3.47(3.01, 4.01) 3.45(3.01, 3.96) 324.12 1.79(1.58) 3.45(3.05)
neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) squamous cell carcinoma* 100 41.21(33.8, 50.25) 41(33.7, 49.88) 3832.75 5.33(5.05) 40.28(34.12)
metabolism and nutrition disorders dehydration* 71 4.74(3.69, 6.09) 4.7(3.64, 6.06) 181.03 2.23(1.87) 4.7(3.81)
skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders madarosis* 49 10.5(7.93, 13.91) 10.48(7.97, 13.79) 418.1 3.38(2.98) 10.43(8.25)
investigations neutrophil count decreased* 47 3.48(2.61, 4.64) 3.48(2.59, 4.67) 82.81 1.8(1.39) 3.47(2.73)
nervous system disorders hypogeusia 43 75.65(55.81, 102.56) 75.49(56.26, 101.29) 3057.12 6.19(5.76) 73.05(56.63)
nervous system disorders anosmia* 43 12.67(9.39, 17.11) 12.65(9.43, 16.97) 458.68 3.65(3.23) 12.58(9.79)
ear and labyrinth disorders deafness* 31 3.63(2.55, 5.17) 3.63(2.55, 5.17) 58.99 1.86(1.36) 3.63(2.7)
hepatobiliary disorders hepatotoxicity 30 4.28(2.99, 6.12) 4.27(3, 6.08) 75.09 2.09(1.58) 4.27(3.16)
investigations lymphocyte count decreased* 29 4.49(3.12, 6.46) 4.48(3.09, 6.5) 78.33 2.16(1.64) 4.48(3.3)