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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 27.
Published in final edited form as: Neuromuscul Disord. 2013 Sep 11;24(1):16–24. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.09.004

Table 5.

Summary of adverse events of special interest by treatment.

Special interest category preferred term Placebo (N = 5) 3 mg/kg Drisapersen (N = 6) 6 mg/kg Drisapersen (N = 6) 9 mg/kg Drisapersen (N = 3)
Injection site reaction, any event, n (%) 1 (20) 4 (67) 5 (83) 3 (100)
  Injection site discoloration 1 (20) 3 (50) 5 (83) 3 (100)
  Injection site induration 1 (20) 3 (50) 4 (67) 2 (67)
  Injection site erythema 0 3 (50) 1 (17) 2 (67)
  Injection site hematoma 0 1 (17) 2 (33) 1 (33)
  Injection site inflammation 0 0 1 (17) 3 (100)
  Injection site edema 0 0 0 2 (67)
  Injection site pruritus 0 2 (33) 0 0
  Injection site pain 0 1 (17) 0 0
  Injection site warmth 0 0 1 (17) 0
Renal Toxicity, any event, n (%) 0 0 0 1 (33)
  Alpha 1 microglobulin increaseda 0 0 0 1 (33)
Inflammation, any event, n (%) 0 0 1 (17) 3 (100)
  Pyrexia 0 0 1 (17) 3 (100)
  C reactive protein increasedb 0 0 0 1 (33)
  Immunology test abnormalc 0 0 0 1 (33)
a

Laboratory reference range: less than 12.0 mg/L.

b

Laboratory reference range: 0–3.0 mg/L.

c

Increase in complement split products.