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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Liver Transpl. 2011 May;17(5):528–538. doi: 10.1002/lt.22271

TABLE 6.

AEs (the Safety Population)

Prophylaxis Arm (n = 54) Observation Arm
All Patients (n = 60) Patients Receiving No Treatment (n = 46) Patients Switched to Treatment (n = 14)
AE, n (%) 54 (100) 58 (96.7) 44 (95.7) 14 (100)
Treatment-related event, n (%) 52 (96.3) 13 (21.7) Not applicable 13 (92.9)
SAE, n (%) 25 (46.3) 21 (35.0) 14 (30.4) 7 (50.0)
Death, n (%) 5 3 3 0
Most common events, n (%)*
 Anemia 38 (70.4) 8 (13.3) 2 (4.3) 6 (42.9)
 Fatigue 35 (64.8) 24 (40.0) 13 (28.3) 11 (78.6)
 Headache 29 (53.7) 15 (25.0) 7 (15.2) 8 (57.1)
 Neutropenia 24 (44.4) 7 (11.7) 2 (4.3) 5 (35.7)
 Diarrhea 23 (42.6) 18 (30.0) 11 (23.9) 7 (50.0)
 Nausea 23 (42.6) 13 (21.7) 6 (13.0) 7 (50.0)
 Insomnia 18 (33.3) 6 (10.0) 2 (4.3) 4 (28.6)
 Abdominal pain 16 (29.6) 11 (18.3) 7 (15.2) 4 (28.6)
 Depression 14 (25.9) 11 (18.3) 4 (8.7) 7 (50.0)
 Pain 14 (25.9) 3 (5.0) 2 (4.3) 1 (7.1)
 Vomiting 13 (24.1) 6 (10.0) 3 (6.5) 3 (21.4)
 Dizziness 13 (24.1) 6 (10.0) 2 (4.3) 4 (28.6)
 Pyrexia 12 (22.2) 5 (8.3) 3 (6.5) 2 (14.3)
 Arthralgia 10 (18.5) 9 (15.0) 6 (13.0) 3 (21.4)
 Pruritus 10 (18.5) 8 (13.3) 6 (13.0) 2 (14.3)
 Dyspnea 10 (18.5) 5 (8.3) 3 (6.5) 2 (14.3)
 Back pain 9 (16.7) 10 (16.7) 9 (19.6) 1 (7.1)
 Muscle spasms 9 (16.7) 4 (6.7) 2 (4.3) 2 (14.3)
 Thrombocytopenia 9 (16.7) 1 (1.7) 0 1 (7.1)
 Hypertension 8 (14.8) 7 (11.7) 6 (13.0) 1 (7.1)
 Decreased appetite 8 (14.8) 4 (6.7) 1 (2.2) 3 (21.4)
 Alopecia 8 (14.8) 3 (5.0) 3 (6.5) 0
 Myalgia 7 (13.0) 4 (6.7) 0 4 (28.6)
 Chills 7 (13.0) 3 (5.0) 1 (2.2) 2 (14.3)
 Rash 6 (11.1) 6 (10.0) 5 (10.9) 1 (7.1)
 Upper abdominal pain 6 (11.1) 3 (5.0) 2 (4.3) 1 (7.1)
 Irritability 6 (11.1) 2 (3.3) 0 2 (14.3)
 Influenza-like illness 6 (11.1) 0 0 0
 Peripheral edema 4 (7.4) 12 (20.0) 10 (21.7) 2 (14.3)
 Cough 4 (7.4) 7 (11.7) 4 (8.7) 3 (21.4)
 Sinusitis 1 (1.9) 6 (10.0) 3 (6.5) 3 (21.4)
*

AEs reported in 10% or more of patients in either treatment arm.