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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer J. 2014 Jul-Aug;20(4):272–280. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000055

TABLE 2.

Anti–PD-1/PD-L1 Antibodies Most Frequently Observed or Notable Drug-Related* AEs

AE Nivolumab25,47,55 Pembrolizumab56,57 MPDL3280A58,59 BMS-93655922
Any 70%–84% 47%–79% NR 61%
Drug-related grade 3 or 4 14%–22% 13% 13%–14% 9%
Drug-related severe AEs 11%–21% NR NR 5%
Tx d/c due to AEs 5%–9% NR NR 6%
Fatigue 9%–32% 12%–30% 35%–59% 16%
Rash 9%–23% 21% 16%–20% 7%–9%
Diarrhea 9%–18% 6%–20% 22%–30% 9%
Pruritus 10%–18% 21%–24% 25% 6%
Decreased appetite/anorexia 3%–8% 4% 18%–21% 3%
Nausea 3%–8% 10%–12% 20%–23% 6%
Elevated lipase 12% NR NR NR
Fever/pyrexia 1%–5% 7% 21%–26% 3%
Chills NR 7% 16%–18% 1%
Asthenia NR 10% NR NR
Infusion reactions 2%–6% NR NR 10%
Arthralgia 3%–7% 15% 16%–33% 7%
Cough 3%–6% 8% 21%–27% NR
Constipation NR 3% 21%–22% NR
Back pain NR 2% 18% NR
Dyspnea NR 4% 18%–23% NR
Headache 3% 10% 16%–32% 9%
*

With the exception of the MPDL3280A data, the AEs are treatment related. Thus, the higher percentages in the MPDL3280A data in part reflect reporting of both related and unrelated AEs.

d/c Indicates discontinuation; NR, not reported; Rel, related; Tx, treatment.