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. 2014 Aug 8;18(3):385–394. doi: 10.1007/s11102-014-0585-6

Table 3.

Most common AEs (>10 % in either treatment arm) reported during the 26-month study period, regardless of relationship to study drug

Pasireotide LAR (N = 178a) Octreotide LAR (N = 180a)
All grades Grade 3/4 All grades Grade 3/4
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Diarrhea 71 (39.9) 1 (0.6) 81 (45.0) 5 (2.8)
Hyperglycemia 55 (30.9) 6 (3.4) 18 (10.0) 1 (0.6)
Cholelithiasis 54 (30.3) 2 (1.1) 71 (39.4) 3 (1.7)
Headache 40 (22.5) 2 (1.1) 49 (27.2) 5 (2.8)
Diabetes mellitus 38 (21.3) 9 (5.1) 8 (4.4) 0
Alopecia 34 (19.1) 0 36 (20.0) 0
Abdominal pain 33 (18.5) 1 (0.6) 44 (24.4) 0
Nasopharyngitis 31 (17.4) 0 29 (16.1) 0
Nausea 27 (15.2) 1 (0.6) 41 (22.8) 0
Increased blood creatine phosphokinase 25 (14.0) 6 (3.4) 24 (13.3) 4 (2.2)
Arthralgia 21 (11.8) 1 (0.6) 25 (13.9) 1 (0.6)
Back pain 21 (11.8) 0 22 (12.2) 2 (1.1)
Abdominal distension 21 (11.8) 1 (0.6) 22 (12.2) 1 (0.6)
Dizziness 21 (11.8) 0 20 (11.1) 0
Fatigue 19 (10.7) 1 (0.6) 21 (11.7) 0
Hypertension 18 (10.1) 2 (1.1) 16 (8.9) 4 (2.2)
Constipation 10 (5.6) 0 19 (10.6) 0

AEs are presented in overall descending order for the pasireotide LAR arm, starting with the most frequent

aTwo patients randomized to the octreotide LAR treatment arm received pasireotide LAR in error. These two patients are included in the pasireotide LAR treatment arm for the purposes of the safety analysis