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. 2010 Oct 6;102(19):1513–1516. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djq325

Table 2.

Incidence of events after random assignment and stratified by ODC1 genotype (dominant model)

Adverse events Placebo (n = 111)
Eflornithine/sulindac (n = 117)
P*
GG, No. (%) GA or AA, No. (%) GG, No. (%) GA or AA, No. (%)
Any adenoma recurrence 22 (50) 18 (34) 7 (11) 9 (21) <.001
Any adverse event
    Cardiovascular events 8 (15) 8 (14) 13 (18) 9 (20) .30
    Gastrointestinal events 4 (7) 8 (14) 9 (13) 7 (15) .54
    Hearing loss of at least 15dB at ≥ 2 frequencies 10 (23) 9 (17) 14 (22) 11 (27 .26
*

P value for the likelihood ratio test for treatment effect (eflornithine and sulindac vs placebo) on adenoma recurrence in the full model, which includes age (years, as a continuous variable), sex, race or ethnicity, aspirin use, treatment, genotype, and treatment and genotype interaction as covariates. A statistically significant interaction was detected in the full model for adenoma recurrence (P = .038); no interaction was detected for cardiovascular toxicity, gastrointestinal toxicity, or ototoxicity. All statistical tests were two-sided.

Cardiovascular events included coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, congestive heart failure, and chest pain.

Gastrointestinal events included gastrointestinal bleeding (from any region), such as rectal bleeding, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hematochezia, or occult blood in the stool.