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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2010 Aug 17;184(4):1316–1321. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.022

Table 2.

Incidence of adverse events

No. Toremifene (%) No. Placebo (%)
General:
    Any AE 482 (74.6) 481 (75.4)
    Serious AE 136 (21.1) 128 (20.1)
    Death from AE 14 (2.2) 10 (1.6)
    Discontinuation due to AE 127 (19.7) 110 (17.2)
Most common AEs (more than 5% in either group):
    Arthralgia 47 (7.3) 75 (11.8)
    Dizziness 41 (6.3) 33 (5.2)
    Back pain 39 (6.0) 33 (5.2)
    Hot flush 25 (3.9) 34 (5.3)
    Hematuria 24 (3.7) 34 (5.3)
    Fatigue 24 (3.7) 32 (5.0)
    Diarrhea 20 (3.1) 33 (5.2)
VTEs:
    Any 17 (2.6) 7 (1.1)
    Fatal 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Yr 1 13 (2.0) 4 (0.6)
    Yr 2 4 (0.6) 3 (0.5)
Cardiovascular events:
    Myocardial infarction 6 (0.9) 8 (1.3)
    Stroke 4 (0.7) 4 (0.7)