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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: N Engl J Med. 2012 Mar 1;366(9):799–807. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1110557

Table 2.

Adverse Events Observed in ≥10% of Ruxolitinib-Treated Patients.

Adverse Event Ruxolitinib (N=155)
% of patients
Placebo (N=151)
% of patients

All Grades Grade 3 or 4 All Grades Grade 3 or 4
Nonhematologic
 Fatigue 25.2 5.2 33.8 6.6
 Diarrhea 23.2 1.9 21.2 0
 Peripheral edema 18.7 0 22.5 1.3
 Ecchymosis 18.7 0 9.3 0
 Dyspnea 17.4 1.3 17.2 4.0
 Dizziness 14.8 0.6 6.6 0
 Nausea 14.8 0 19.2 0.7
 Headache 14.8 0 5.3 0
 Constipation 12.9 0 11.9 0
 Vomiting 12.3 0.6 9.9 0.7
 Pain in extremity 12.3 1.3 9.9 0
 Insomnia 11.6 0 9.9 0
 Arthralgia 11.0 1.9 8.6 0.7
 Pyrexia 11.0 0.6 7.3 0.7
 Abdominal pain 10.3 2.6 41.1 11.3
Hematologic (laboratory values)*
 Hemoglobin 96.1 45.2 86.8 19.2
 Platelets 69.7 12.9 30.5 1.3
 Neutrophils 18.7 7.1 4.0 2.0
*

Patients are included at their worst grade on study regardless of whether this represents a change from their baseline.