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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mycoses. 2011 Nov 29;55(4):290–297. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2011.02158.x

Table 3.

Gastrointestinal, renal, and other adverse events reported in patients receiving the combination of vincristine and antifungal azoles.

Adverse Event Signs and
Symptoms
All
Azoles
N = 47
(%)
Itra
N = 35
(%)
Keto
N = 8
(%)
Posa
N = 3
(%)
Vori
N = 1
(%)
Gastrointestinal 31 (66) 29 (82.9) 1 (12.5) 1 (33.3) 0 (0)
Abdominal distension 6 (17.1)
Abdominal pain 15 (42.9) 1 (33.3)
Constipation 16 (45.7) 1 (12.5) 1 (33.3)
Ileus 18 (51.4)
Nausea 2 (5.7)
Non alcoholic steatohepatitis 2 (5.7)
Perforation 1 (2.9)
Vomiting 1 (2.9)
Renal (electrolyte abnormalities) 21 (44.7) 19 (54.3) 0 (0) 2 (66.7) 0 (0)
Hyponatremia 19 (54.3) 2 (66.7)
SIADH 13 (37.1) 2 (66.7)
Other 16 (34) 12 (34.3) 2 (25) 2 (66.7) 0 (0)
Agitation 1 (2.9) 1 (12.5) 1 (33.3)
Depression 6 (17.1)
Seizure 8 (22.9) 1 (12.5) 2 (66.7)
Cerebral edema 1 (33.3)

itra = itraconazole;keto=ketoconazole; posa = posaconazole;vori = voriconazole;N = total number of patients;SIADH = syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion.