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. 2016 May 13;27(8):1525–1531. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw203

Table 2.

Treatment emergent adverse events occurring at >10% for any grade or >2% for grade 3 or 4

Eribulin (n = 932)
Comparator (n = 689)
Any grade Grade 3 Grade 4 Any grade Grade 3 Grade 4
Subjects with any TEAE 901 (96.7) 361 (38.7) 258 (27.7) 629 (91.3) 248 (36.0) 76 (11.0)
Subjects with any serious TEAE 199 (21.4) 83 (8.9) 49 (5.3) 155 (22.5) 60 (8.7) 38 (5.5)
Subjects with TEAEs leading to discontinuation 105 (11.3) 49 (5.3) 10 (1.1) 94 (13.6) 43 (6.2) 17 (2.5)
Neutropenia 500 (53.6) 218 (23.4) 208 (22.3) 142 (20.6) 53 (7.7) 20 (2.9)
Alopecia 361 (38.7) 0 0 42 (6.1) 0 0
Nausea 268 (28.8) 7 (0.8) 0 176 (25.5) 13 (1.9) 0
Peripheral neuropathya 266 (28.5) 64 (6.9) 4 (0.4) 87 (12.6) 10 (1.5) 0
Leukopenia 255 (27.4) 113 (12.1) 18 (1.9) 74 (10.7) 21 (3.0) 3 (0.4)
Fatigue 221 (23.7) 24 (2.6) 3 (0.3) 116 (16.8) 23 (3.3) 1 (0.1)
Asthenia 203 (21.8) 45 (4.8) 0 122 (17.7) 27 (3.9) 0
Anemia 177 (19.0) 17 (1.8) 1 (0.1) 133 (19.3) 11 (1.6) 2 (0.3)
Pyrexia 161 (17.3) 3 (0.3) 0 56 (8.1) 4 (0.6) 0
Diarrhea 158 (17.0) 4 (0.4) 1 (0.1) 174 (25.3) 27 (3.9) 1 (0.1)
Constipation 154 (16.5) 3 (0.3) 0 89 (12.9) 3 (0.4) 0
Headache 148 (15.9) 5 (0.5) 0 73 (10.6) 0 2 (0.3)
Vomiting 146 (15.7) 5 (0.5) 2 (0.2) 119 (17.3) 11 (1.6) 0
Dyspnea 129 (13.8) 29 (3.1) 4 (0.4) 79 (11.5) 19 (2.8) 7 (1.0)
Back pain 124 (13.3) 9 (1.0) 2 (0.2) 49 (7.1) 5 (0.7) 1 (0.1)
Weight decreased 124 (13.3) 3 (0.3) 0 53 (7.7) 1 (0.1) 0
Cough 113 (12.1) 4 (0.4) 0 57 (8.3) 1 (0.1) 0
Arthralgia 106 (11.4) 5 (0.5) 1 (0.1) 34 (4.9) 3 (0.4) 0
Anorexia 101 (10.8) 2 (0.2) 0 32 (4.6) 3 (0.4) 0
Bone pain 97 (10.4) 15 (1.6) 0 57 (8.3) 6 (0.9) 0
Pain in extremity 94 (10.1) 8 (0.9) 0 47 (6.8) 5 (0.7) 0
Decreased appetite 73 (7.8) 2 (0.2) 0 70 (10.2) 7 (1.0) 0
Alanine aminotransferase increased 60 (6.4) 23 (2.5) 0 20 (2.9) 2 (0.3) 0
Febrile neutropenia 32 (3.4) 22 (2.4) 9 (1.0) 9 (1.3) 4 (0.6) 5 (0.7)
Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome 8 (0.9) 2 (0.2) 0 240 (34.8) 72 (10.4) 0

aPeripheral neuropathy combines the following preferred terms: peripheral neuropathy, neuropathy peripheral, neuropathy, peripheral motor neuropathy, polyneuropathy, peripheral sensory neuropathy, peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy, demyelinating polyneuropathy, and paraesthesia.