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. 2015 May 5;2015:428169. doi: 10.1155/2015/428169

Table 4.

Adverse events of 20 MoAbs.

MoAb Adverse events Reference
Systemic Cutaneous
Cetuximab IR; cardiopulmonary arrest; GI; pulmonary toxicity; hypomagnesemia; infection; anaphylaxis Rash/desquamation; acneiform rash; nail changes; pruritus;  
paronychial inflammation
[7, 11, 16, 17]

Panitumumab IR; pulmonary fibrosis; electrolyte depletion; peripheral edema; GI; fatigue Erythema; acneiform rash; pruritus; nail toxicity; exfoliation; paronychia  
skin fissures; photosensitivity
[18, 19]

Nimotuzumab Fever; hypotension; tremor; lymphopenia, Rash and chills [20, 21]

Bevacizumab Hypertension; VTE; ATE; GIP; hemorrhage; wound healing 
complications; fistula/abscess formation; CHF; IR;  
proteinurea; necrotizing fasciitis
Exfoliative dermatitis; xeroderma; alopecia [2227]

Ramucirumab Hypertension; IR; ATE; GIP; hemorrhage;  
wound healing complications; RPIS
Skin rash [2830]

Trastuzumab LVD;CHF; IR; pulmonary toxicity; neutropenia; anaphylaxis/angioedema; anemia; GI Acne vulgaris; nail disorders; pruritus [3135]

Trastuzumabemtansine Hepatotoxicity; LVD; pulmonary events; thrombocytopenia; neurotoxicity; hypersensitivity; IR; GI Rash; pruritus [36, 37]

Pertuzumab IR; cytopenias; GI; PN;  
hypersensitivity/anaphylaxis; LVD
Alopecia; rash; paronychia; pruritus palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia;, xeroderma; pruritus [3840]

Alemtuzumab Cytopenias; IR; infections; immunogenicity; hypotension; hypertension; dysrhythmia; pulmonary events Urticaria; rash; erythema; [15, 41, 42]

Rituximab IR; TLS; PML; renal toxicity; infections; cardiac events; pulmonary events; bowel obstruction/perforation; cytopenias; RA; anaphylaxis; HBr; SS; PML Paraneoplastic pemphigus;  
rash; pruritus; angioedema; SJS; TEN
[5, 1214, 43, 44]

Ofatumumab IR; cytopenias; intestinal obstruction;  
PML; HBR; pneumonia; infections;  
dyspnea; diarrhea; PML; TLS
Rash; urticaria; hyperhidrosis [45, 46]

Obinutuzumab IR; hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia; cytopenias; hepatic toxicity; infection; immunogenicity; HBR; PML; TLS None [47, 48]

Ibritumomab IR; infections; severe cytopenias;  
immunogenicity; secondary malignancies; extravasation/radiation necrosis
EM; SJS; TeN;  
exfoliativedermatitis; rash;
[8, 49]

Tositumomab Anaphylaxis; severe cytopenias; IR;  
fetal harm; hypothyroidism; secondary 
malignancies; infection
Rash; pruritus; sweating;  
dermatitis
[44, 50, 51]

Brentuximab Vedotin PN; IR; cytopenias; TLS; infectionimmunogenicity;  
PML; anaphylaxis
SJS; rash; pruritus; alopecia [5255]

Ipilimumab IrAEs; diarrhea; fatigue; Dermatitis; pruritus; rash 
SJS; TEN
[56, 57]

Catumaxomab SIRS; abdominal disorders; CRS; pyrexia; cytopenias Rash; erythema;  
pruritus
[58]

Denosumab Hypocalcemia; hypophosphatemia; embryo-fetal toxicity; ONJ and 
osteomyelitis; fatigue; dyspnea
Dermatitis; eczema; rash; pruritus [59, 60]

Nivolumab Fatigue; diarrhea; lymphopenia Rash; pruritus; vitiligo [61]

Siltuximab GIP; IR; IR/hypersensitivity reactions; elevated hemoglobin levels; infection; diarrhea Pruritus; skin rash [62]

CRS, cytokine release syndrome; GI, gastrointestinal symptoms, for example, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and constipation; HBR, hepatitis B reactivation; IrAEs, immune-mediated reactions due to T cell activation and proliferation (enterocolitis, hepatitis, dermatitis, neuropathies, and endocrinopathies); IR, infusion reactions; LVD, left ventricular dysfunction; ONJ, osteonecrosis of the jaw; PML, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; PN, peripheral neuropathy; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; SJS, Stevens-Johnson syndrome; SS, serum sickness-like reactions; RPIS, reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome; TEN, toxic epidermal necrolysis;, TLS, tumor lysis syndrome.