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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 5.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Transplant. 2012 Sep-Oct;26(5):E471–E484. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12011

Table 4.

Incidence of Symptomatic Adverse Events in the Induction Phase

Category Adverse event Protocol-infusion
Edmonton-
1st (n = 4)
Edmonton-
2nd (n = 4)
TCD-AI-
1st (n =
4)
Allergy/immunology Allergic rhinitis 0 1 2
Cardiac-general Hypertension 0 1 0
Cardiac ischemia/infarction 0 0 1a
Constitutional symptoms Fatigue 3 2 3
Insomnia 1 1 2
Weight loss 2 1 2
Rigors/chills 0 1 0
Dermatology Bruisingc 2 3 0
Flushing 1 0 0
Pruritus 0 1 0
Rashd 1 3 0
Acne 0 0 1
Alopecia 1 0 0
Gastrointestinal Anorexia 0 0 1
Mucositis (functional/symptomatic)—stomach 3 1 1
Diarrhea 2 2 0
Nausea 3 3 1
Mouth ulcerb 4 4 0
Vomiting 2 1 3
Lymphatics Edema: limb 0 2 0
Neurology Mood alteration—anxiety 0 0 1
Dizziness 0 0 1
Tremor 0 1 0
Pain Headache 0 0 2
Throat/pharynx/larynx 1 1 0
Extremity-limb 3 3 1
Renal-genitourinary Urinary frequency/urgency 0 1 0
a

High-grade adverse event.

b

p < 0.01 for TCD-AI-1st versus Edmonton-1st and -2nd groups.

c

p = 0.09 between TCD-AI-1st and Edmonton-2nd group.

d

p = 0.07 between TCD-AI-1st and Edmonton-2nd group.