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. 2014 Jul 21;89(10):947–953. doi: 10.1002/ajh.23788

Table 1.

Treatment-Emergent AEs and On-Treatment Laboratory Abnormalities

Toxicity, n (%) Bosutinib (n=248)
Imatinib (n=251)
All Grades Grade 3/4 All Grades Grade 3/4
Treatment-emergent AEs reported for ≥10% (all grades) of patients
 Hematologic
  Thrombocytopenia 69 (28) 31 (13) 70 (28) 34 (14)
  Neutropenia 33 (13) 20 (8) 75 (30) 41 (16)
  Anemia 61 (25) 21 (9) 58 (23) 14 (6)
  Leukopenia 23 (9) 6 (2) 54 (22) 14 (6)
 Nonhematologic
  Diarrhea 173 (70) 29 (12) 65 (26) 2 (1)
  Vomiting 82 (33) 8 (3) 41 (16) 1 (<1)
  Increased ALT 81 (33) 46 (19) 23 (9) 8 (3)
  Nausea 80 (32) 2 (1) 91 (36) 1 (<1)
  Increased AST 69 (28) 20 (8) 24 (10) 8 (3)
  Rash 61 (25) 4 (2) 49 (20) 2 (1)
  Pyrexia 46 (19) 3 (1) 30 (12) 3 (1)
  Increased lipase 36 (15) 21 (9) 28 (11) 15 (6)
  Upper abdominal pain 36 (15) 0 19 (8) 0
  Abdominal pain 34 (14) 3 (1) 19 (8) 1 (<1)
  Fatigue 32 (13) 3 (1) 34 (14) 2 (1)
  Headache 32 (13) 1 (<1) 30 (12) 0
  Upper respiratory tract infection 30 (12) 0 21 (8) 0
  Cough 23 (9) 0 27 (11) 0
  Hypophosphatemia 20 (8) 3 (1) 49 (20) 25 (10)
  Increased creatine phosphokinase 20 (8) 2 (1) 51 (20) 12 (5)
  Arthralgia 19 (8) 0 32 (13) 1 (<1)
  Myalgia 13 (5) 0 30 (12) 2 (1)
  Muscle cramps 12 (5) 0 56 (22) 0
  Peripheral edema 12 (5) 0 30 (12) 0
  Bone pain 9 (4) 0 27 (11) 2 (1)
  Periorbital edema 4 (2) 0 36 (14) 0
Laboratory abnormalities reported for ≥30% (all grades) of patients
 Hematologic
  Anemia 207 (84) 20 (8) 223 (89) 19 (8)
  Thrombocytopenia 165 (67) 34 (14) 160 (64) 37 (15)
  Leukopenia 115 (46) 10 (4) 179 (71) 24 (10)
  Neutropenia 103 (42) 25 (10) 156 (62) 54 (22)
  Lymphopenia 90 (36) 0 103 (41) 0
 Nonhematologic
  Increased ALT 173 (70) 57 (23) 94 (38) 11 (4)
  Increased AST 148 (60) 29 (12) 94 (38) 11 (4)
  Hypophosphatemia 124 (50) 17 (7) 172 (69) 55 (22)
  Hypocalcemia 119 (48) 11 (4) 138 (55) 6 (2)
  Increased lipase 113 (46) 29 (12) 97 (39) 16 (6)
  Increased alkaline phosphatase 112 (45) 1 (<1) 98 (39) 1 (<1)
  Hyperglycemia 93 (38) 6 (2) 99 (39) 4 (2)
  Decreased bicarbonate 88 (36) 1 (<1) 82 (33) 1 (<1)
  Increased creatine kinase 83 (34) 1 (<1) 186 (74) 17 (7)
  Hypokalemia 45 (18) 4 (2) 92 (37) 15 (6)

AE, adverse event; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.

Toxicities were graded using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 3.0.