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. 2015 Jan 27;112(4):650–659. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.653

Table 4. Grade 3 and 4 adverse events suspected to be study drug related (safety cohort).

  Weekly schedule
Twice-weekly schedule
 
 
2.5 mg (N=3)
5 mg (N=5)
10 mg (N=7)
20 mg (N=6)
30 mg (N=5)
50 mg (N=22)
60 mg (N=5)
25 mg (N=11)
All pts (N=64)
  n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Constitutional
Asthenia 0 0 0 1 (17) 0 1 (4) 0 0 2 (3)
Insomnia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gastrointestinal
Diarrhoea 0 0 0 1 (17) 0 2 (9) 2 (40) 3 (27) 8 (13)
Nausea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anorexia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abdominal pain 0 0 0 1 (17) 0 0 0 0 1 (2)
Vomiting 0 0 0 1 (17) 0 0 0 0 1 (2)
Weight loss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dehydration
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 (20)
0
1 (2)
Neurology
Dizziness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tremor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (20) 0 1 (2)
Ataxia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cerebellar syndrome 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balance disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Headache 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muscle spasms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Myoclonus 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 1 (2)
Neurotoxicity 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 1 (2)
Presyncope 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 1 (2)
Syncope
0
0
0
0
0
1 (4)
0
0
1 (2)
Laboratory
ALT increase 0 0 0 0 0 2 (9) 0 0 2 (3)
AST increase 0 0 0 0 0 2 (9) 0 0 2 (3)
Hyponatremia
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 (40)
0
2 (3)
Cardiac
Prolonged QT interval 0 0 0 0 0 2 (9) 0 0 2 (3)

Abbreviations: ALT=alanine transaminase; AST=aspartate aminotransferase; pts=patients.