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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Oncol. 2013 Apr 16;14(6):472–480. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70095-0

Table 2.

Adverse events attributed (possibly, probably, or definitely) to crizotinib therapy across all strata and all dose levels

Maximum grade of toxic effects, cycle 1 (total 65 cycles)
Maximum grade of toxic effects, cycles 2–33 (total 410 cycles)
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Haematological toxic effects
Anaemia 9 (14%) 3 (5%) 0 0 0 17 (4%) 8 (2%) 1 (<1%) 0 0
Lymphocyte count decreased 4 (6%) 1 (2%) 2 (3%) 0 0 12 (3%) 5 (1%) 5 (1%) 1 (<1%) 0
Neutrophil count decreased 2 (3%) 9 (14%) 8 (12%) 2 (3%) 0 4 (<1%) 9 (2%) 11 (3%) 6 (1%) 0
Platelet count decreased 2 (3%) 0 0 0 0 7 (2%) 0 0 0 0
White blood cell decreased 11 (17%) 3 (5%) 1 (2%) 0 0 18 (4%) 8 (2%) 2 (<1%) 0 0
Haemorrhage (intratumoral) 1 (2%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (<1%)

Non-haematological toxic effects
Abdominal pain 12 (18%) 0 0 0 0 6 (1%) 1 (<1%) 0 0 0
ALT elevation 28 (43%) 10 (15%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 0 24 (6%) 3 (<1%) 2 (<1%) 0 0
Anorexia 11 (17%) 3 (5%) 0 0 0 3 (<1%) 2 (<1%) 0 0 0
AST elevation 28 (43%) 6 (9%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 0 25 (6%) 2 (<1%) 1 (<1%) 0 0
Blurred vision 14 (22%) 1 (2%) 0 0 0 2 (<1%) 1 (<1%) 0 0 0
Constipation 9 (14%) 0 0 0 0 5 (1%) 1 (<1%) 0 0 0
Creatinine elevation 12 (18%) 2 (3%) 0 0 0 9 (2%) 1 (<1%) 0 0 0
Diarrhoea 23 (35%) 4 (6%) 0 0 0 12 (3%) 6 (1%) 2 (<1%) 0 0
Eye disorders—other, specify 8 (12%) 1 (2%) 0 0 0 5 (1%) 1 (<1%) 0 0 0
Fatigue 19 (29%) 2 (3%) 0 0 0 8 (2%) 0 0 0 0
GGT elevated 4 (6%) 2 (3%) 0 1 (2%) 0 4 (<1%) 1 (<1%) 0 0 0
Hypocalcaemia 9 (14%) 3 (5%) 0 0 0 10 (2%) 8 (2%) 0 0 0
Hyperglycaemia 7 (11%) 2 (3%) 0 0 0 12 (3%) 1 (<1%) 0 0 0
Hypermagnesaemia 7 (11%) 0 0 0 0 6 (1%) 0 0 0 0
Hypoalbuminaemia 9 (14%) 6 (9%) 0 0 0 13 (3%) 9 (2%) 0 0 0
Hypophosphataemia 9 (14%) 0 0 0 0 9 (2%) 0 0 0 0
Headache 5 (8%) 2 (3%) 0 0 0 7 (2%) 2 (<1%) 0 0 0
Nausea 35 (54%) 7 (11%) 0 0 0 21 (5%) 2 (<1%) 0 0 0
Vomiting 32 (49%) 5 (8%) 1 (2%) 0 0 16 (4%) 3 (<1%) 2 (<1%) 0 0

Data are number of patients (%). Percentages are calculated as number of patients with an event divided by number of cycles of chemotherapy given. Non-haematological toxic effects are those that occurred in more than 10% of patients. ALT=alanine aminotransferase. AST=aspartate aminotransferase. GGT=gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.