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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2013 Dec 18;20(4):490–494. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.12.561

Table 3B.

Details of infusion reactions (grade 1–4) listed by maximal grade*.

Infusion Reactions by Maximum Grade (CTCAE v4 criteria) N

Grade 1 (n = 12 of total 136, 9%)

HTN 4

HTN, N ± V 1
HTN, bradycardia, N ± V 1

Bradycardia 1
Bradycardia, N ± V, abdominal pain 1
N ± V 3
Coughing, shoulder pain 1

Grade 2 (n = 43 of total 136, 32%)

HTN 32

HTN + grade 1 bradycardia 1
HTN + grade 1 N ± V 5

Wheezing 2
Hypoxia + grade 1 N ± V 2
Hypoxia + grade 1 HTN 1

Grade 3 (n = 63 of total 136, 46%)

HTN 46

HTN + grade 1 N ± V 6
HTN + grade 1 N ± V, chest tightness, dyspnea**, tachycardia 1
HTN + grade 1 N ± V, chest pain 1
HTN + grade 2 hypoxia 2
HTN + grade 1 dyspnea** 1
HTN + grade 1 tachycardia 1
HTN + grade 2 chills, grade 1 chest pain, 1
HTN + grade 2 hypoxia, grade 1 bradycardia, chest pain 1
HTN + grade 3 angioedema, grade 1 bradycardia, N ± V 1
HTN + grade 2 chills, grade 1 fever 1
HTN + grade 1 chills 1

Grade 4 (n = 1 of total 136, <1%)

Anaphylaxis + grade 1 HTN 1

N ± V indicates nausea ± vomiting; HTN, hypertension; sat, saturation.

*

Of 136 patients, 119 had grade 1–4 reactions whereas 17 patients had no reactions.

**

Normal oxygen saturation.