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. 2017 Feb 3;7(2):e520. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2017.1

Table 1. Treatment-emergent adverse events (AE).

AE, n (%) Schedule Aa (n=27) Schedule B (n=26) Schedule C (n=2) Schedule D (n=1) Schedule E (n=16) Total (n=72)
Any AEb 27 (100) 26 (100) 2 (100) 1 (100) 16 (100) 72 (100)
 Pyrexia 12 (44) 16 (62) 0 0 7 (44) 35 (49)
 Diarrhea 14 (52) 9 (35) 2 (100) 0 6 (38) 31 (43)
 Anorexia 11 (41) 7 (27) 1 (50) 0 6 (38) 25 (35)
 Peripheral edema 11 (41) 6 (23) 1 (50) 0 6 (38) 24 (33)
 Fatigue 9 (33) 9 (35) 0 0 5 (31) 23 (32)
 Dyspnea 6 (22) 10 (38) 0 1 (100) 6 (38) 23 (32)
 FN 11 (41) 8 (31) 0 0 3 (19) 22 (31)
 Nausea 10 (37) 7 (27) 0 0 5 (31) 22 (31)
 Chills 8 (30) 11 (42) 0 0 1 (6) 20 (28)
 Dizziness 11 (41) 4 (15) 1 (50) 0 4 (25) 20 (28)
 Myalgia 8 (30) 7 (27) 1 (50) 0 4 (25) 20 (28)
 Increased AST 9 (33) 3 (12) 1 (50) 0 5 (31) 18 (25)
 Increased ALT 8 (30) 4 (15) 1 (50) 0 4 (25) 17 (24)
 Headache 5 (19) 7 (27) 1 (50) 0 4 (25) 17 (24)
 Epistaxis 6 (22) 6 (23) 0 0 5 (31) 17 (24)
 Vomiting 8 (30) 5 (19) 1 (50) 0 2 (13) 16 (22)
 Cough 7 (26) 6 (23) 0 0 2 (13) 15 (21)
 Pneumonia 5 (19) 4 (15) 2 (100) 0 4 (25) 15 (21)
Any treatment-related grade ⩾3 AEc 16 (59) 20 (77) 2 (100) 1 (100) 12 (75) 51 (71)
 Low platelets 2 (7) 2 (8) 0 0 0 4 (6)
 MI 0 1 (4) 0 1 (100) 0 2 (3)
 FNd 0 2 (8) 0 0 0 2 (3)
 Increased AST 2 (7) 0 0 0 0 2 (3)
 Increased ALT 1 (4) 0 0 0 1 (6) 2 (3)
 Increased bilirubin 0 1 (4) 0 0 1 (6) 2 (3)
 Hypoxia 1 (4) 1 (4) 0 0 0 2 (3)
 Hypotension 1 (4) 1 (4) 0 0 0 2 (3)
 MOF 0 2 (8) 0 0 0 2 (3)
 Fatigue 2 (7) 0 0 0 0 2 (3)

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; FN, febrile neutropenial; MI, myocardial infarction; MOF, multiorgan failure.

a

Schdeule A (dose escalation cohort, Days 1, 3, 5); Schedule B (dose escalation cohort, Days 1, 4, 8, 11); Schedule C (weekly dosing schedule); Schedule D (combination with azacitidine); Schedule E (dose expansion cohort, Days 1, 3, 5).

b

Any AE occurring in >20% of patients overall.

c

Any treatment-related grade 3 AE occurring in >1 patient overall.

d

Bacteremia occurred in a total of 3 patients on study (1 on Schedule A and 2 on Schedule E) (4%) and septic shock in 1 patient on Schedule C (1%); these events were reported as not related to pevonedistat.