Skip to main content
. 2009 Jan 7;7:2. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-7-2

Table 2.

Adverse events related to vaccine and IL-2

Vaccine-related AEs Maximum Grade Patients


System Adverse Events N = 25 %
Constitutional Fever 1 8 32
Pain at injection site 1 4 16
Injection site reaction 1 3 12
Myalgia 1 1 4
Chills 1 1 4

IL-2-related AEs

Cardiovascular Cardiopulmonary arrest 4 1 4
Elevated troponin 4 1 4
Hypotension 4 9 36
Ventricular tachycardia 3 1 4
Acidosis 4 1 4

Electrolyte Hyperglycemia 3 4 16
Hypocalcemia 3 1 4
Hyponatremia 3 11 44
Hypophosphatemia 3 3 12

Gastro-intestinal Ischemic bowel 4 1 4

Hematologic Anemia 3 2 8
Neutropenia 3 1 4
Thrombocytopenia 3 4 16

Hepatic Elevated transaminases 3 1 4
Hyperbilirubinemia 3 3 12

Neurologic Confusion 3 3 12
Syncope 3 2 8

Pulmonary Dyspnea 3 1 4

Renal Elevated creatinine 3 22 88
Oliguria 3 2 8

Systemic Fatigue 3 1 4