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. 2011 Feb 15;104(5):750–755. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.8

Table 3. Summary of number (%) of patients with adverse events of grade 3 or higher, occurring in at least 5% of patients.

  Initial dose level (olaparib mg bd per DTIC mg m−2)
Number of patients with AE (%) 10/600 (n=3) 20/600 (n=4) 20/800 (n=4) 40/600 (n=4) 40/800 (n=6) 100/600 (n=13) 200/600 (n=6) Total overall (n=40)
Patients with any grade 3 or higher adverse events 2 (66.7) 4 (100) 1 (25.0) 2 (50.0) 5 (83.3) 9 (69.2) 6 (100) 29 (72.5)
                 
Blood and lymphatic system
 Anaemia 0 1 (25.0) 0 0 0 0 1 (16.7) 2 (5.0)
 Leucopoenia 0 1 (25.0) 0 0 1 (16.7) 1 (7.7) 2 (33.3) 5 (12.5)
 Lymphopaenia 0 1 (25.0) 0 0 1 (16.7) 2 (15.4) 2 (33.3) 6 (15.0)
 Neutropaenia 0 1 (25.0) 0 0 3 (50.0) 3 (23.1) 2 (33.3) 9 (22.5)
 Thrombocytopaenia 0 0 0 0 1 (16.7) 0 2 (33.3) 3 (7.5)
                 
Gastrointestinal
 Abdominal pain upper 0 0 0 0 1 (16.7) 1 (7.7) 0 2 (5.0)
                 
Metabolism and nutrition
 Hyperglycaemia 0 0 0 1 (25.0) 0 1 (7.7) 0 2 (5.0)
 Hyponatraemia 1 (33.3) 1 (25.0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (5.0)
 Hypophosphataemia 1 (33.3) 1 (25.0) 0 0 1 (16.7) 1 (7.7) 0 4 (10.0)
                 
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue
 Arthralgia 0 0 0 1 (25.0) 1 (16.7) 0 0 2 (5.0)
 Back pain 0 0 0 0 1 (16.7) 1 (7.7) 0 2 (5.0)
                 
Nervous system
 Lethargy 0 0 1 (25.0) 0 0 1 (7.7) 0 2 (5.0)

Abbreviations: AE=adverse events; CTCAE=Comman Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, CTCAE grade 3=severe; 4=life threatening or disabling; DTIC=dimethyltriazenoimidazole carboxamide.