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. 2016 Feb 10;8(1):e2016011. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2016.011

Table 2.

Selected adverse events in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with idelalisib alone or in combination with rituximab in clinical trials.38,39,59

% any grade % grade ≥3
AE of special interest:
 Pneumonitis 3–4 3–4
 Diarrhea/colitis 19–64 4–42
 ALT or AST elevation 35 5
 AP elevation 33 0
 GGT elevation 20 2
 Bilirubin elevation 26 0
 Cytopenias:
  Neutropenia 55–57 34–43
  Anemia 25–37 5–11
  Thrombocytopenia 17–30 10–17
 Infections (selected):
  Pneumonia 9–28 9–20
  URI 22
  Cellulitis 1–6 1–6
  Bacteremia 6 6
  Sepsis 7 7
  Sinusitis 11 2
  UTI 16 6
 Fever (non neutropenic) 28–42 3–4
 Neutropenic fever 5–11 5–11
Other AE (selected):
 Hypertriglyceridemia 56 4
 Hyperglycemia 46 6
 Hypocalcemia 44 4
 Hypernatremia 30 4
 Fatigue 24–31 2–3
 Hyoglycemia 26 4
 Nausea/vomiting 24–38 0–3
 Back pain 16–22 2
 Chills 17–36 2
 Cough 15–33 0–4
 Rash 10–58 2–13
 Headache 13–23 0
 Constipation 12–17 0
 Arthralgia 11–17 0–2
 Edema 11 0

Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; AP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, gamma glutamyltransferase; URI, upper respiratory infection; UTI, urinary tract infection.