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. 2014 Sep 2;23(3):723–732. doi: 10.1007/s00520-014-2400-3

Table 3.

Treatment-emergent adverse events, by relationship to treatment, reported by ≥5 % of patients receiving APF530 SC and palonosetron IV in cycle 1 (safety population)

AFP530 250 mg SC APF530 500 mg SC Palonosetron 0.25 mg IV
N = 464 N = 468 N = 463
Related, n (%) Not related, n (%) Related, n (%) Not related, n (%) Related, n (%) Not related, n (%)
Preferred terma
 Asthenia 3 (0.6) 21 (4.5) 0 22 (4.7) 3 (0.6) 27 (8)
 Constipation 20 (4.3) 44 (9.5) 21 (4.5) 52 (11.1) 14 (3.0) 48 (10.4)
 Diarrhea 6 (1.3) 46 (9.9) 5 (1.1) 40 (8.5) 5 (1.1) 35 (7.6)
 Fatigue 6 (1.3) 59 (12.7) 5 (1.1) 61 (13.0) 3 (0.6) 52 (11.2)
 Headache 13 (2.8) 19 (4.1) 13 (2.8) 36 (7.7) 9 (1.9) 38 (8.2)
 Insomnia 3 (0.6) 18 (3.9) 0 25 (5.3) 0 11 (2.4)
 Nausea 3 (0.6) 58 (12.5) 4 (0.9) 61 (13.0) 3 (0.6) 40 (8.6)
Injection-site reactions
 Bruising 60 (12.9) 18 (3.9) 73 (15.6) 20 (4.3) 30 (6.5) 12 (2.6)
 Erythema 28 (6.0) 5 (1.1) 38 (8.1) 13 (2.8) 13 (2.8) 3 (0.6)
 Nodules 19 (4.1) 3 (0.6) 44 (9.4) 6 (1.3) 3 (0.6) 0
 Pain 14 (3.0) 3 (0.6) 27 (5.8) 6 (1.3) 6 (1.3) 2 (0.4)

IV intravenously, SC subcutaneously

aA patient with more than one event represented by a given preferred term was counted once within each relatedness category that applied within that preferred term