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. 2015 Apr 21;4:9918. doi: 10.1038/srep09918

Table 3. Summary of Reported Adverse Events (AEs) by Grade.

  Chemotherapy plus rmhTNF (n = 261) Chemotherapy (n = 259)
  All Grade No. (%) Grade 3 No. (%) Grade 4 No. (%) All Grade No. (%) Grade 3 No. (%) Grade 4 No. (%)
AEs Experienced by >10% of Patients
Diarrhea 256 (97) 1 (<1) 0 259 (98) 3 (1.1) 0
Rash 256 (97) 1 (<1) 2 (<1) 264 (100) 1 (<1) 0
Albuminuria 255 (96) 1 (<1) 0 262 (99) 2 (<1) 0
Arrhythmia 254 (96) 0 0 262 (99) 0 0
Infection (Non-neutropenia) 246 (93) 2 (<1) 0 262 (99) 1 (<1) 0
ALT Increase 246 (93) 5 (2) 0 248 (94) 8 (3) 0
AST Increase 234 (89) 3 (1) 1 (<1) 247 (94) 2 (<1) 1 (<1)
Stomatitis 246 (93) 0 0 264 (100) 1 (<1) 0
Thrombocytopenia 207 (78) 8 (3) 5 (2) 182 (69) 13 (5) 11 (4)
Fatigue 185 (70) 5 (2) 0 169 (64) 4 (1) 0
Myalgia 185 (70) 1 (<1) 0 259 (98) 0 0
Flu-like symptoms 170 (64) 10 (4) 1 (<1) 264 (100) 0 0
Pyrexia 162 (61) 16 (6) 8 (3) 248 (94) 0 0
Neutropenia 133 (50) 34 (13) 8 (3) 121 (46) 21 (8) 16 (6)
Leukopenia 122 (46) 29 (11) 13 (5) 66 (25) 24 (9) 13 (5)
Nausea 117 (44) 8 (3) 0 63 (24) 24 (9) 3 (1)
Vomiting 115 (43) 5 (2) 0 58 (22) 15 (6) 0
Abdominal Pain 87 (33) 0 0 74 (28) 0 0
Chest Pain 85 (32) 0 0 58 (22) 0 0
AEs of Special Interest
Myalgia 185 (70) 1 (<1) 0 259 (98) 0 0
Flu-like symptoms* 170 (64) 10 (4) 1 (<1) 264 (100) 0 0
Pyrexia* 162 (61) 16 (6) 8 (3) 248 (94) 0 0
Febrile Neutropenia 16 (6) 0 0 21 (8) 0 0
Hematemesis * 16 (6) 0 3 (1) 0 0 0
Hypotension 2 (<1) 2 (<1) 0 0 0 0
Pulmonary Embolus 1 (<1) 1 (<1) 0 1 (<1) 1 (<1) 0
Cardiac event 1 (<1) 1 (<1) 0 2 (<1) 2 (<1) 0

ALT: Alanine Transaminase, AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase, *p<0.05 Comparison of Grade 3 and 4.