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. 2011 Aug 15;29(27):3611–3619. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.35.5222

Table 2.

Adverse Events After AdV-tk Injection During Valacyclovir and the First 2 Weeks of Radiation (weeks 1-3) and After Valacyclovir Through Completion of Radiation (weeks 4-8)

Adverse Events Weeks 1-3
Weeks 4-8
CTC Grade
CTC Grade
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Cardiac
    Ischemia 1
Constitutional
    Fatigue 1 2 1
    Fever 1*
    Insomnia 1
Dermatologic
    Rash 1
    Wound complication 1*
GI
    Anorexia/weight loss 1
    Constipation 3 2 1
    Nausea/vomiting 1 1* 2
Hematologic
    Hemoglobin 3 2 1 1
    Leukopenia 1
    Platelets 1 2
Hemorrhage
    Epistaxis 1
    Hematoma, while on heparin 1
Infection
    Sinus 1
Laboratory
    ALT 7* 2* 1* 1*
    AST 4* 1* 1*
    Bilirubin 1
    Creatinine 1 1* 2
    Hyponatremia 5 1*
Lymphatics
    Edema, lower extremities 1 1
Neurologic
    Ataxia 1
    Confusion 1*
    CSF leak 1
    Dizziness 1
    Hydrocephalus 1*
    Mood alteration, anxiety 1
    Mood alteration, depression 1* 1 2
    Neuropathy, cranial 2 1
    Neuropathy, motor 1*
    Seizure 1
    Speech impairment 1* 1
Pain
    Headache 1* 1*
    Chest, not cardiac 3
    Postoperative 1
Pulmonary
    Dyspnea (COPD flare-up) 1
Renal/genitourinary
    Urinary retention with UTI 1
Vascular
    Deep venous thrombosis 1 1

NOTE. Most events were deemed unrelated to the adenoviral vector containing the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene (AdV-tk) + prodrug except those marked with an asterisk which were deemed possibly related. These events were transient.

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; CTC, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0; UTI, urinary tract infection.