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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Oncol. 2013 Mar 8;14(4):371–382. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70049-4

Table 4.

Adverse events of grade 1 or higher experienced by at least 5% of patients

IGF-1R-positive soft-tissue sarcoma (n=57) IGF-1R-positive bone sarcoma (n=54) IGF-1R-negative sarcoma (n=63)



Grade 1–2 Grade 3–4 Grade 1–2 Grade 3–4 Grade 1–2 Grade 3–4
Abdominal pain 6 (11%) 2 (4%) 0 1 (2%) 9 (14%) 0

Activated partial thromboplastin time prolonged 4 (7%) 1 (2%) 5 (9%) 1 (2%) 8 (13%) 2 (3%)

Alanine aminotransferase increased 18 (32%) 0 19 (35%) 0 18 (29%) 1 (2%)

Alkaline phosphatase increased 16 (28%) 0 18 (33%) 1 (2%) 19 (30%) 1 (2%)

Allergic rhinitis 3 (5%) 0 2 (4%) 0 7 (11%) 0

Alopecia 6 (11%) 0 4 (7%) 0 5 (8%) 0

Anaemia 22 (39%) 7 (12%) 29 (54%) 4 (7%) 42 (67%) 5 (8%)

Anorexia 24 (42%) 0 17 (31%) 0 26 (41%) 1 (2%)

Anxiety 4 (7%) 0 3 (6%) 0 8 (13%) 0

Arthralgia 1 (2%) 0 5 (9%) 0 4 (6%) 0

Aspartate aminotransferase increased 17 (30%) 1 (2%) 14 (26%) 0 17 (27%) 1 (2%)

Back pain 10 (18%) 1 (2%) 6 (11%) 1 (2%) 14 (22%) 0

Bruising 3 (5%) 0 2 (4%) 0 4 (6%) 0

Chest wall pain 4 (7%) 0 4 (7%) 0 6 (10%) 0

Cholesterol high 4 (7%) 1 (2%) 3 (6%) 0 3 (5%) 0

Constipation 20 (35%) 0 18 (33%) 0 25 (40%) 0

Cough 12 (21%) 1 (2%) 11 (20%) 1 (2%) 20 (32%) 0

Creatine increased 13 (23%) 1 (2%) 16 (30%) 0 15 (24%) 0

Dehydration 6 (11%) 0 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 8 (13%) 1 (2%)

Depression 5 (9%) 0 8 (15%) 0 5 (8%) 0

Diarrhoea 18 (32%) 2 (4%) 14 (26%) 1 (2%) 26 (41%) 6 (10%)

Dizziness 4 (7%) 0 4 (7%) 0 5 (8%) 0

Dry mouth 3 (5%) 0 5 (9%) 0 8 (13%) 0

Dry skin 14 (25%) 0 11 (20%) 0 9 (14%) 0

Dysgeusia 9 (16%) 0 9 (17%) 0 18 (29%) 0

Dyspnoea 15 (26%) 0 11 (20%) 1 (2%) 19 (30%) 2 (3%)

Epistaxis 11 (19%) 0 9 (17%) 0 14 (22%) 0

Fatigue 30 (53%) 3 (5%) 35 (65%) 2 (4%) 43 (68%) 1 (2%)

Fever 11 (19%) 1 (2%) 6 (11%) 1 (2%) 10 (16%) 0

Flu-like symptoms 4 (7%) 0 1 (2%) 0 3 (5%) 0

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease 2 (4%) 0 0 0 7 (11%) 0

Generalised muscle weakness 3 (5%) 0 1 (2%) 0 3 (5%) 0

Headache 11 (19%) 0 13 (24%) 0 15 (24%) 0

Hypercalcaemia 7 (12%) 0 4 (7%) 0 4 (6%) 0

Hyperglycaemia 28 (49%) 7 (12%) 35 (65%) 4 (7%) 38 (60%) 7 (11%)

Hyperkalaemia 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 0 9 (14%) 0

Hypernatraemia 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 0 8 (13%) 0

Hypertriglyceridaemia 19 (33%) 4 (7%) 24 (44%) 2 (4%) 26 (41%) 2 (3%)

Hypoalbuminaemia 15 (26%) 1 (2%) 13 (24%) 0 16 (25%) 0

Hypocalcaemia 10 (18%) 0 7 (13%) 1 (2%) 12 (19%) 2 (3%)

Hypoglycaemia 3 (5%) 0 4 (7%) 0 2 (3%) 0

Hypokalaemia 12 (21%) 2 (4%) 7 (13%) 1 (2%) 11 (17%) 1 (2%)

Hyponatraemia 10 (18%) 2 (4%) 14 (26%) 0 19 (30%) 2 (3%)

Hypophosphataemia 5 (9%) 5 (9%) 7 (13%) 4 (7%) 5 (8%) 7 (11%)

Hypotension 3 (5%) 0 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 3 (5%) 0

International normalised ratio increased 3 (5%) 1 (2%) 4 (7%) 0 3 (5%) 1 (2%)

Insomnia 3 (5%) 0 6 (11%) 0 11 (17%) 0

Leucopenia 23 (40%) 3 (5%) 24 (44%) 2 (4%) 28 (44%) 4 (6%)

Limb oedema 7 (12%) 0 3 (6%) 0 9 (14%) 1 (2%)

Lymphocytopenia 8 (14%) 9 (16%) 6 (11%) 7 (13%) 13 (21%) 9 (14%)

Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorder—other 2 (4%) 0 1 (2%) 0 6 (10%) 0

Myalgia 8 (14%) 0 8 (15%) 0 7 (11%) 0

Nail infection 3 (5%) 0 0 0 5 (8%) 0

Nail ridging 2 (4%) 0 2 (4%) 0 4 (6%) 0

Nasal congestion 2 (4%) 0 6 (11%) 0 5 (8%) 0

Nausea 20 (35%) 0 20 (37%) 0 24 (38%) 0

Neutropenia 8 (14%) 2 (4%) 13 (24%) 5 (9%) 13 (21%) 4 (6%)

Non-cardiac chest pain 3 (5%) 0 3 (6%) 2 (4%) 2 (3%) 0

Oral mucositis 36 (63%) 5 (9%) 27 (50%) 9 (17%) 42 (67%) 5 (8%)

Pain 20 (35%) 2 (4%) 22 (41%) 1 (2%) 26 (41%) 0

Papulopustular rash 5 (9%) 1 (2%) 2 (4%) 0 2 (3%) 0

Paraesthesia 2 (4%) 0 2 (4%) 0 5 (8%) 0

Paronychia 4 (7%) 0 3 (6%) 0 3 (5%) 0

Peripheral sensory neuropathy 5 (9%) 0 7 (13%) 0 9 (14%) 0

Pruritus 11 (19%) 0 5 (9%) 0 12 (19%) 0

Rash acneiform 2 (4%) 0 13 (24%) 0 12 (19%) 0

Rash maculopapular 12 (21%) 2 (4%) 12 (22%) 0 16 (25%) 0

Sinusitis 2 (4%) 0 1 (2%) 0 5 (8%) 0

Skin infection 4 (7%) 0 3 (6%) 0 6 (10%) 0

Sore throat 6 (11%) 0 4 (7%) 0 6 (10%) 0

Upper respiratory infection 2 (4%) 0 2 (4%) 0 5 (8%) 0

Urinary tract infection 5 (9%) 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 3 (5%) 1 (2%)

Thrombocytopenia 30 (53%) 3 (5%) 30 (56%) 7 (13%) 32 (51%) 9 (14%)

Vomiting 15 (26%) 1 (2%) 13 (24%) 0 14 (22%) 0

Weight loss 10 (18%) 0 9 (17%) 0 21 (33%) 1 (2%)

Total 712 75 675 62 945 77

Data are number (%).