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. 2010 Dec 3;22(6):1413–1419. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq599

Table 2.

Selected grade 1/2 treatment-related adverse events commonly reported with vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors and laboratory test change by dose (all treated subjects)

180 mg 320 mg 600 mg 800 mg C 800 mg I 1000 mg 400 mg b.i.d.
AEa related to study drug n = 3 n = 14 n = 3 n = 20 n = 11 n = 4 n = 13
    Nausea 1 (33) 6 (43) 2 (67) 7 (35) 3 (27) 3 (75) 5 (38.5)
    Diarrhea 2 (67) 2 (14) 0 (0) 8 (40) 3 (27) 0 (0) 2 (15)
    Fatigue 1 (33) 4 (29) 1 (33) 4 (20) 9 (82) 1 (25) 6 (46)
    Dizziness 0 (0) 5 (36) 2 (67) 4 (20) 5 (46) 1 (25) 3 (23)
    Hypertension 0 (0) 2 (14) 2 (67) 4 (20) 5 (46) 2 (50) 2 (15)
    Vomiting 0 (0) 6 (43) 0 (0) 6 (30) 1 (9) 0 (0) 6 (46)
    Constipation 1 (33) 2 (14) 0 (0) 2 (10) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Abdominal pain 0 (0) 1 (7) 0 (0) 1 (5) 1 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Dyspepsia 0 (0) 1 (7) 1 (33) 0 (0) 1 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Stomatitis 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (5) 1 (9) 1 (25) 0 (0)
    Anorexia 2 (67) 4 (29) 3 (100) 6 (30) 3 (27) 3 (75) 7 (54)
    Proteinuria 0 (0) 2 (14) 0 (0) 2 (10) 1 (9) 0 (0) 1 (8)
Laboratory testsb n = 3 n = 14 n = 3 n = 20 n = 11 n = 4 n = 10–12
    AST increased 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (33) 2 (10) 0 (0) 2 (50) 1 (8)
    ALT increased 0 (0) 1 (7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Bilirubin increased 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Hyponatremia 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
a

National Cancer Institute–Common Terminology Criteria for AEs, v 3.

b

Grade increase from baseline.

AE, adverse event; C, continuous; I, intermittent; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase.