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. 2017 Mar 20;28(6):1280–1287. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx111

Table 3.

Grade 3/4 laboratory abnormalities and treatment-related  (or relationship unknown) adverse events  (or in ≥10% of patients)

PM01183  (=52)
Topotecan  (=29)a
NCI-CTCAE grade
NCI-CTCAE grade
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
n  (%) n  (%) n  (%) n  (%) n  (%) n  (%) n  (%) n  (%)
Hematological laboratory abnormalities
Anemia 14  (27%) 18  (35%) 19  (37%) - 5  (17%) 12  (41%) 11  (38%) -
Leukopenia - 12  (23%) 19  (37%) 15  (29%) 6  (21%) 8  (28%) 9  (31%) 2  (7%)
Lymphopenia 13  (25%) 24  (46% 8  (15%) 5  (10%) 6  (21%) 11  (38%) 5  (17%) 1  (3%)
Neutropenia 1  (2%) 1  (2%) 11  (21%) 33  (64%) 5  (17%) 7  (24%) 3  (10%) 8  (28%)
Thrombocytopenia 16  (31%) 4  (8%) 5  (10%) 12  (23%) 11  (38%) 4  (14%) 4  (14%) 3  (10%)
Biochemical laboratory abnormalities
ALP increase 25  (48%) 4  (8%) 2  (4%) - 13  (48%) 4  (15%) - -
ALT increase 23  (44%) 13  (25%) 8  (15%) 1  (2%) 14  (48%) 1  (3%) - -
AST increase 29  (56%) 2  (4%) 6  (12%) - 8  (28%) 1  (3%) - -
Creatinine increase 40  (77%) 6  (12%) 2  (4%) - 23  (79%) 2  (7%) - -
GGT increase 16  (31%) 14  (27%) 12  (23%) 1  (2%) 10  (37%) 7  (26%) 3  (11%) -
Treatment-related adverse events
Abdominal pain 5  (10%) 1  (2%) - - - 1  (3%) - -
Alopecia 4  (8%) - - - 2  (7%) 3  (10%) - -
Constipation 11  (21%) 4  (8%) - - 1  (3%) 1  (3%) - -
Decreased appetite 7  (14%) 1  (2%) 2  (4%) - 2  (7%) 1  (3%) 1  (3%) -
Diarrhea 4  (8%) 3  (6%) - - 5  (17%) 2  (7%) - -
Fatigue 10  (19%) 12  (23%) 18  (35%) - 5  (17%) 8  (28%) - -
Febrile neutropenia - - 8  (15%) 3  (6%) - - 3  (10%) -
Gastrointestinal toxicity - - 1  (2%) - - - - -
Nausea 14  (27%) 15  (29%) 6  (12%) - 6  (21%) 5  (17%) - -
Rhabdomyolysis - - 1  (2%) - - - - -
Vomiting 15  (29%) 8  (15%) 5  (10%) - 4  (14%) - -
a

Weekly  (n =21): 4.0–2.4 mg/m2 days 1, 8, and 15 q4wk; standard  (n =8): 1.50–0.75 mg/m2 days 1–5 q3wk.

ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CPK, creatine transferase; NCI-CTCAE, National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.