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. 2009 Oct 5;27(35):5911–5918. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.3494

Table 2.

Summary of Treatment-Related Adverse Events

Adverse Event All Grades
Grade 3 or 4
No. of Patients % No. of Patients %
Local vaccine site reactions
    Erythema/induration 28 100 0 0
    Pruritus 27 96 0 0
    Pain/soreness/tenderness 27 96 0 0
    Blister formation 7 25 0 0
    Hyperpigmentation 3 11 0 0
    Ecchymosis 2 7 0 0
    Local desquamation 1 4 0 0
Systemic toxicities
    Fatigue/malaise 11 39 0 0
    Flu-like symptoms/myalgia 10 32 0 0
    Fever 7 25 0 0
    Chills 6 21 0 0
    Headache 5 18 0 0
    Urticaria 2 7 0 0
    Eczema 2 7 0 0
    Lymphadenopathy 2 7 0 0
    Lymph node pain 2 7 0 0
    Pruritus (distant from vaccine site) 1 4 0 0
    Rash (distant from vaccine site) 1 4 0 0
    Anorexia 1 4 0 0
    Nausea 1 4 0 0
    Anxiety 1 4 0 0

NOTE. Data are given as any incident per patient, for a maximum of 28 counts per event.