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. 2010 Aug 21;30(2):131–146. doi: 10.1159/000318845

Table 5.

Overview of AE incidence during the treatment phase (safety population: full and APOE-e4-negative subgroup)

Number of subjects reporting event
placebo
2 mg RSG XR
8 mg RSG XR
10 mgdonepezil
full (n = 165) APOE ε4 negative (n = 86) full (n=166) APOE ε4 negative (n = 85) full (n = 165) APOE ε4 negative (n = 86) full (n = 83) APOE ε4 negative (n = 42)
AnyAE 62 (38) 27 (31) 60 (36) 30 (35) 69 (42) 36 (42) 42 (51) 19 (45)
Severe AE 5 (3) 0 (0) 3 (2) 2 (2) 2 (1) 1 (1) 5 (6) 1 (2)
Drug-related AE 23 (14) 11 (13) 23 (14) 11 (13) 40 (24) 21 (24) 19 (23) 10 (24)
SAE (fatal or nonfatal) 10 (6) 5 (6) 7 (4) 4 (5) 8 (5) 3 (3) 6 (7) 2 (5)
AE leading to discontinuation 8 (5) 6 (7) 8 (5) 3 (4) 10 (6) 7 (8) 11 (13) 5 (12)

Values in parentheses denote percentages. SAE = Serious AE.