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Published in final edited form as: BJU Int. 2013 Apr 3;112(4):462–470. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11720.x

Table 2.

Toxicity assessment according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 3.0 (adverse events, n = 45).

Adverse event* Grade

1–2 3–4


n (%) n (%)
Non-haematological
 Fatigue 39 (87) 5 (11)
 Weight loss 29 (64) 1 (2)
 Mucositis 24 (53) 3 (7)
 Rash 22 (49) 0 (0)
 Constipation 21 (47) 0 (0)
 Neuropathy 21 (47) 0 (0)
 Oedema 20 (44) 1 (2)
 Urinary frequency/urgency 15 (33) 0 (0)
 Nausea 14 (31) 0 (0)
 Dyspnoea 11 (24) 1 (2)
 Vomiting 10 (22) 0 (0)
 Fever 9 (20) 0 (0)
 Diarrhoea 7 (16) 0 (0)
 Pain 6 (13) 1 (2)
 Infection 0 (0) 6 (13)
 Cough 6 (13) 0 (0)
 Pneumonitis 5 (11) 1 (2)
 Dysgeusia 4 (9) 0 (0)
 Haemorrhage 2 (4) 1 (2)
 Dehydration 0 (0) 2 (4)
 Pruritis 2 (4) 0 (0)
 Confusion 1 (2) 0 (0)
 Dry mouth 1 (2) 0 (0)
 Dry skin 1 (2) 0 (0)
 Enteritis 1 (2) 0 (0)
 Flushing 1 (2) 0 (0)
 Heartburn 1 (2) 0 (0)
 Hypoxia 1 (2) 1 (2)
 Muscle weakness 1 (2) 0 (0)
 Gastroesophageal reflux disease 1 (2) 0 (0)
 Myositis 0 (0) 1 (2)
 Renal failure 0 (0) 1 (2)
 Arrhythmia 0 (0) 1 (2)
Laboratory
 Anemia 39 (87) 9 (20)
 Thrombocytopaenia 21 (47) 0 (0)
 Leukopaenia 16 (36) 1 (2)
 Neutropaenia 7 (16) 1 (2)
 Lymphopaenia 0 (0) 5 (11)
 Elevated aspartate aminotransferase 30 (67) 3 (7)
 Elevated alanine aminotransferase 27 (60) 2 (4)
 Elevated alkaline phosphatase 22 (49) 1 (2)
 Hypoalbuminaemia 27 (60) 0 (0)
 Hyperbilirubinaemia 1 (2) 1 (2)
 Hyponatraemia 11 (24) 3 (7)
 Hypernatraemia 7 (16) 0 (0)
 Hypokalaemia 7 (16) 1 (2)
 Hyperkalaemia 7 (16) 0 (0)
 Hypophosphataemia 16 (36) 4 (9)
 Hypomagnesaemia 6 (13) 0 (0)
 Hyperglycaemia 42 (93) 5 (11)
 Hypercholesterolaemia 29 (64) 0 (0)
 Hypertriglyceridaemia 28 (62) 1 (2)
 Elevated creatinine 26 (58) 1 (2)
 International normalized ratio, abnormal 18 (40) 7 (16)
 Partial thromboplastin time, abnormal 12 (27) 2 (4)
*

All adverse events with a suspected relationship with everolimus are listed, in addition to all adverse events that occurred in >10% of the study population, regardless of causality.