Table 2. Summary of Treatment-Related AEs Occurring in at Least 5% of Treated Patients (Vemurafenib; n = 371).
AE by Preferred Term | All Grades | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
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Total patients with ≥1 AE, n (%) | 308 (83) | 155 (42) | 76 (21) | 6 (2) |
Total no. of AEs | 1353 | 310 | 126 | 7* |
Rash (all forms)* | 137 (37) | 45 (12) | 12 (3) | 0 |
Arthralgia | 129 (35) | 31 (8) | 17 (5) | 0 |
Photosensitivity reaction† | 98 (26) | 19 (5) | 2 (<1) | 0 |
Fatigue ‡ | 74 (20) | 23 (6) | 2 (<1) | 0 |
Nausea | 37 (10) | 3 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 0 |
Alopecia | 32 (9) | 1 (<1) | 0 | 0 |
Myalgia | 28 (8) | 5 (1) | 3 (<1) | 0 |
Diarrhea | 26 (7) | 3 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 0 |
Pyrexia | 25 (7) | 9 (2) | 0 | 0 |
Dry skin | 24 (7) | 3 (<1) | 0 | 0 |
Hyperkeratosis | 24 (7) | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 |
Peripheral edema | 23 (6) | 5 (1) | 2 (<1) | 0 |
Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin | 22 (6) | 3 (<1) | 10 (3) | 0 |
Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome | 22 (6) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 0 |
Decreased appetite | 21 (6) | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 |
Grade 4 treatment-related AEs (each in 1 patient): respiratory failure, neutropenia, hyperbilirubinemia, increased blood creatine phosphokinase, prolonged ECG QT, decreased neutrophil count, confusional state.
Includes dermatitis, dermatitis bullous, erythema, folliculitis, generalized erythema, rash, rash erythematosus, rash follicular, rash generalized, rash macular, rash maculopapular, rash maculovesicular, rash morbilliform, rash papular, rash papulosquamous, rash pruritic, rash pustule, and rash vesicular.
Includes photosensitivity reaction and sunburn.
Includes asthenia, fatigue, lethargy, listless, malaise, and sluggishness.