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. 2015 Nov 6;13:351. doi: 10.1186/s12967-015-0716-5

Table 4.

Reported adverse events in overall study population (n = 103 patients totally)

Adverse events (AE)a Cutaneous melanoma Mucosal melanoma MUP Total
No. patients (%) 83 (100) 7 (100) 13 (100) 103 (100)
All grades Grade 3/4 All grades Grade 3/4 All grades Grade 3/4 All grades Grade 3/4
Patients with at least one AE 79 (95) 36 (43) 6 (86) 4 (57) 13 (100) 7 (54) 98 (95) 47 (46)
Patients with treatment-related AE 57 (69) 14 (17) 3 (43) 2 (29) 11 (85) 4 (31) 71 (69) 20 (19)
Patients with any irAE 40 (48) 12 (15) 2 (29) 1 (14) 10 (77) 4 (31) 52 (51) 17 (17)
irDermatitis 21 (25) 1 (14) 3 (23) 25 (24)
Pruritus 8 (10) 1 (14) 2 (15) 11 (11)
Rash 8 (10) 1 (8) 9 (9)
Erythema multiforme 4 (5) 4 (4)
Hand-foot-syndrome 1 (1) 1 (1)
irGastrointestinal disorders 39 (47) 15 (18) 2 (28) 1 (14) 8 (62) 4 (31) 49 (48) 20 (20)
Colitis 6 (7) 4 (5) 1 (8) 1 (8) 7 (7) 5 (5)
Diarrhea 25 (30) 8 (10) 1 (14) 1 (14) 4 (31) 1 (8) 30 (29) 10 (10)
GI-perforation 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)
Otherb 7 (9) 2 (2) 1 (14) 3 (23) 2 (15) 11 (11) 4 (4)
irEndocrine disorders 5 (6) 1 (1) 5 (5) 1 (1)
Hypophysitis 4 (5) 1 (1) 4 (4)
Hypothyroidism 1 (1) 1 (1)
irHepatic disorders 4 (5) 1 (1) 4 (4) 1 (1)
Increased ALT 1 (1) 1 (1)
Increased AST 1 (1) 1 (1)
Other 2 (2) 1 (1) 2 (2) 1 (1)

ir immune related, GI gastrointestinal, ALT alanine aminotransferases, AST aspartate aminotransferases, MUP melanoma of unknown primary

aPatients may have had more than one adverse event

bOther gastrointestinal disorders were abdominal pain (n = 6 grade 1/2; n = 3 grade 3/4), constipation (n = 1 grade 1/2) and elevated lipase (n = 1 grade 3/4)