Table 2.
Placebo | Denosumab | |||
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FREEDOM, years 1–3 (N = 3883), rate (n) | FREEDOM, years 1–3 (N = 3879), rate (n) | Extension, long-term, years 4–5 (N = 2343), rate (n) | Extension, cross-over, years 1–2 (N = 2206), rate (n) | |
Adverse events | 156.1 (3614) | 154.3 (3598) | 113.2 (1955) | 111.4 (1826) |
Infection | 30.7 (2113) | 29.3 (2052) | 25.1 (875) | 27.4 (886) |
Malignancy | 1.6 (167) | 1.8 (187) | 2.0 (87) | 1.6 (68) |
Eczema | 0.6 (67) | 1.1 (119) | 1.1 (47) | 0.9 (39) |
Hypocalcemia | <0.1 (3) | 0.0 (0) | <0.1 (1) | 0.1 (5) |
Pancreatitis | <0.1 (3) | <0.1 (7) | <0.1 (1) | <0.1 (1) |
Serious adverse events | 10.4 (974) | 10.6 (1002) | 10.8 (442) | 11.1 (428) |
Infections | 1.3 (134) | 1.5 (160) | 1.2 (55) | 1.5 (63) |
Cellulitis or erysipelas | <0.1 (1) | 0.1 (12) | <0.1 (3) | <0.1 (1) |
Fatal adverse events | 0.8 (90) | 0.6 (70) | 0.6 (26) | 0.8 (32) |
Treatment groups are based on the original randomized treatments received in FREEDOM. All subjects in the extension are receiving denosumab.
n = total number of subjects with an adverse event; N = number of subjects who received ≥1 dose of investigational product; rate = exposure-adjusted subject incidence per 100 subject-years.