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. 2015 Dec 7;75(9):1654–1660. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207818

Table 3.

Overview of commonly reported serious adverse events

Serious adverse events Tocilizumab exposure (N=417; 407.0 PYs)
Patients, n (%)  Events, n Rate/100 PYs
Serious infections 55 (13.2) 74 18.2
 Bacterial pneumonia 10 (2.4) 12 2.9
 Gastroenteritis 8 (1.9) 9 2.2
 Bronchitis 4 (1.0) 6 1.5
 Cellulitis 3 (0.7) 3 0.7
 Sepsis 3 (0.7) 3 0.7
 Herpes zoster 3 (0.7) 3 0.7
 Influenza 3 (0.7) 3 0.7
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 2 (0.5) 2 0.5
 Varicella 2 (0.5) 2 0.5
Macrophage activation syndrome 24 (5.8) 26 6.4
Serious infusion-related reactions 8 (1.9) 14 3.4

PYs, patient-years.