Table 2.
Adverse Events | Weeks 1-3 |
Weeks 4-8 |
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CTC Grade |
CTC Grade |
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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.