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. 2015 Dec 10;113(12):1666–1676. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.430

Table 3. Adverse events.

  All adverse eventsa
Adverse drug reactions
  Any grade Grades 3 or 4 Any grade Grades 3 or 4
Overall incidence 12 (100) 4 (33) 12 (100) 0
Application site disorders
Injection site pain 12 (100) 0 12 (100) 0
Body as a whole-general disorders
Ascites 1 (8) 0 0 0
Fatigue 4 (33) 0 4 (33) 0
Fever 8 (67) 0 8 (67) 0
Pain 7 (58) 0 6 (50) 0
Pain neck/shoulder 1 (8) 0 0 0
Sweating increased 1 (8) 0 1 (8) 0
Weakness 1 (8) 0 0 0
Central and peripheral nervous system disorders
Headache 5 (42) 0 4 (33) 0
Gastro-intestinal system disorders
Hiccups 1 (8) 0 0 0
Nausea 1 (8) 0 0 0
Hearing and vestibular disorders
Tinnitus 1 (8) 0 0 0
Platelet bleeding and clotting disorder
Platelets count decreased 9 (75) 1 (8) 0 0
Psychiatric disorders
Insomnia 1 (8) 0 0 0
Reproductive disorders, female
Menorrhagia 0 1 (8) 0 0
Red blood cell disorders
Haematocrit decreased 5 (42) 0 0 0
Haemoglobin decreased 6 (50) 0 0 0
RBC decreased 5 (42) 0 0 0
Respiratory system disorders
Rhinitis 1 (8) 0 0 0
Rhinorrhea 2 (17) 0 0 0
Secondary terms – events
Brain metastases 0 1 (8) 0 0
Hepatoma recurrence 0 2 (17) 0 0
Lymph node metastases 0 1 (8) 0 0
Musculoskeletal system disorders
Myalgia 3 (25) 0 3 (25) 0
White cell and RES disorders
Eosinophil count decreased 3 (25) 0 0 0
Eosinophil count increased 5 (42) 0 0 0
Leukopenia 8 (67) 1 (8)b 0 0
Lymphocytosis 3 (25) 0 0 0
Lymphopenia 1 (8) 1 (8)b 0 0
Monocytosis 9 (75) 0 0 0
Neutropenia 7 (58) 1 (8)b 0 0
Neutrophil count increased 2 (17) 0 0 0
White blood cell count increased 1 (8) 0 0 0
a

Listed are adverse events, as defined by the World Health Organization-Adversary Reaction Terminology (WHO-ART) version 092. Data are expressed as n (%). NA denotes not applicable.

b

The adverse events regarding white blood cells occurred simultaneously in one patient.