Table 6.
Common laboratory test abnormalities
| Laboratory parameter | Patients, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exemestane (n = 149) | Anastrozole (n = 149) | |||||
| Gradea | Gradea | |||||
| 3 | 4 | Any | 3 | 4 | Any | |
| Hemoglobin | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 28 (18.8) | 4 (2.7) | 0 | 39 (26.2) |
| Lymphocytes (absolute) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 31 (20.8) | 3 (2.0) | 0 | 29 (49.5) |
| Neutrophils (absolute)b | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 10 (6.8) | 2 (1.3) | 0 | 18 (12.1) |
| WBCs (absolute) | 0 | 0 | 14 (9.4) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 17 (11.4) |
| ALT | 0 | 0 | 21 (14.1) | 0 | 0 | 19 (12.8) |
| ALP | 0 | 0 | 65 (43.6) | 0 | 0 | 68 (45.6) |
| AST | 0 | 0 | 25 (16.8) | 2 (1.3) | 0 | 28 (18.8) |
| Creatinine | 0 | 0 | 32 (21.5) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 30 (20.1) |
| GGT | 12 (8.1) | 2 (1.4) | 89 (60.1) | 9 (6.0) | 2 (1.3) | 73 (49.0) |
| Hypercalcemia | 0 | 1 (0.7) | 20 (13.4) | 0 | 0 | 11 (7.4) |
| Hyperglycemiab | 8 (5.4) | 0 | 76 (51.4) | 8 (5.4) | 0 | 71 (47.7) |
| Hyperkalemia | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 9 (6.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 10 (10.1) |
| Hypoalbuminemia | 0 | NAc | 16 (10.7) | 9 (6.0) | NAc | 9 (6.0) |
ALP alkaline phosphatase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase, NA not applicable, WBC white blood cell
aBased on Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0 [44]
bFor this laboratory test, n = 148 in the exemestane group
cGrade 4 hypoalbuminemia is not defined in CTCAE version 3.0