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. 2016 Apr 26;76(1):227–234. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208456

Table 3.

Adverse events and serious adverse events (SAEs)

Study number Cohort Adverse event Grade Day Action Relationship to treatment Relationship to procedure
1 1×106 tolDC Discomfort right heel Mild 0 Nil Unrelated Probable (secondary to immobilisation)
1 1×106 tolDC Redness right heel Mild 0 Nil Unrelated Probable (secondary to immobilisation)
1 1×106 tolDC Bruising below knee Mild 1 Nil Unrelated Related to arthroscopy
1 1×106 tolDC Target knee synovitis Moderate 10 Aspiration d10, IA glucocorticoid d14 Possible Unrelated
1 1×106 tolDC Wound infection target knee Mild 31 Oral flucloxacillin Unlikely Related to arthroscopy
2 Control Leg cramps Mild ≈14 Quinine sulfate Unrelated Unlikely
3 1×106 tolDC Iron deficiency anaemia Moderate −14 Ferrous sulfate Unrelated Unrelated
3 1×106 tolDC Citrate Toxicity Mild −7 Nil Unrelated Related to leucapheresis
3 1×106 tolDC Increased target knee pain Moderate 0 Analgesia Unlikely Related to arthroscopy
3 1×106 tolDC Fatigue Mild 1 Nil Unlikely Possible
3 1×106 tolDC General RA flare Moderate 9 IM glucocorticoid Possible Unrelated
3 1×106 tolDC General RA flare N/A (SAE) 70 Hospitalised, commenced tocilizumab Unlikely Unrelated
3 1×106 tolDC Pneumonia N/A (SAE) 85 Hospitalised, antibiotics Unlikely Unrelated
4 1×106 tolDC Increased stiffness of target knee Moderate 1 Nil Unlikely Possible
4 1×106 tolDC New patch of psoriasis on forearm Mild 6 Topical steroid/calcipitriol Possible Unrelated
4 1×106 tolDC Increased pain both knees Mild 6 Nil Possible Unrelated
5 3×106 tolDC Flare IA Mild −7 Nil Unrelated Unrelated
5 3×106 tolDC Rhinorrhoea Mild 3 Nil Possible Unrelated
5 3×106 tolDC Target knee synovitis Moderate 10 Aspirated, naproxen dose ↑ Possible Unrelated
5 3×106 tolDC Eczema right elbow Mild 57 Topical hydrocortisone Unlikely Unrelated
6 Control Rash right forearm Mild −7 Nil Unrelated Unrelated
6 Control Upper respiratory tract infection Mild 44 Oral amoxicillin Unrelated Unrelated
7 3×106 tolDC Increased stiffness in target knee Mild 9 Ibuprofen Possible Unrelated
8* Wound infection Mild 2 Oral flucloxacillin Unrelated Related to arthroscopy
9 3×106 tolDC Non-target knee synovitis Moderate 0 Ibuprofen Unrelated Unrelated
9 3×106 tolDC Fatigue Mild 4 Nil Possible Unrelated
9 3×106 tolDC Elevated C reactive protein and bilateral knee synovitits Moderate 7 IA glucocorticoid Possible Unrelated
9 3×106 tolDC Fatigue Mild 10 Nil Possible Unrelated
9 3×106 tolDC Fluid leak from target knee wound Mild 21 Oral flucloxacillin Unrelated Related to arthroscopy
10 10×106 tolDC Increased target knee pain after long walk Mild 6 Nil Possible Unrelated
10 10×106 tolDC Worsening psoriasis bottom of feet Mild 55 Topical calcipitriol Possible Unrelated
10 10×106 tolDC Arthralgia due to osteoarthritis Mild ≈60 Nil Unrelated Unrelated
11 Control Iron deficiency anaemia Moderate ≈11 Ferrous gluconate Unlikely Possible
11 Control Rhinorrhoea Mild 13 Nil Unrelated Unrelated
13 10×106 tolDC Vasovagal episode Mild 0 Nil Unrelated Related to arthroscopy
13 10×106 tolDC Upper respiratory tract infection Mild 11 Paracetamol Possible Unrelated
13 10×106 tolDC General stiffness and discomfort Mild 23 Nil Possible Unrelated
13 10×106 tolDC Folliculitis Mild 28 Nil Possible Unrelated
13 10×106 tolDC Swelling non-target knee with effusion Mild 84 IA glucocorticoid Unlikely Unrelated

*Cells from study number (participant) 8 did not meet QC release criteria, see table 1.

IA, intra-articular; IM, intra-muscular; N/A, not applicable; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; tolDC, tolerogenic dendritic cells.