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

Table 3.

Selected grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events commonly reported with vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors and laboratory test change by dose (all treated patients)

180 mg 320 mg 600 mg 800 mg C 800 mg I 1000 mg 400 mg b.i.d.
n = 3 n = 14 n = 3 n = 20 n = 11 n = 4 n = 13
AEa related to study drug
    Fatigue 0 (0) 3 (21) 0 (0) 3 (15) 0 (0) 1 (25) 2 (15)
    Hypertension 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (15) 0 (0) 1 (25) 1 (8)
    Diarrhea 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (10) 1 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Dizziness 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (8)
    Nausea 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (8)
    Vomiting 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (8)
Laboratory testsb
    ALT increased 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (33) 3 (15) 0 (0) 2 (50) 1 (8)
    AST increased 0 (0) 1 (7) 1 (33) 1 (5) 1 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Bilirubin increased 0 (0) 1 (7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Hyponatremia 1 (33) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (8)
a

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

b

Grade increase from baseline.

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