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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Oncol. 2016 Jun 4;17(7):943–955. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30126-7

Table 2. Treatment-related adverse events during the first induction period.

Nivolumab followed by ipilimumab (n=68) Ipilimumab followed by nivolumab (n=70)
Grade 1–2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1–2 Grade 3 Grade 4
Pruritus 9 (13%) 0 0 23 (33%) 0 0
Rash 11 (16%) 0 0 15 (21%) 1 (1%) 0
Rash (maculopapular) 5 (7%) 0 0 9 (13%) 0 0
Fatigue 26 (38%) 0 0 24 (34%) 1 (1%) 0
Chills 3 (4%) 0 0 9 (13%) 0 0
Diarrhoea 8 (12%) 0 0 23 (33%) 1 (1%) 0
Nausea 7 (10%) 0 0 11 (16%) 2 (3%) 0
Colitis 0 0 0 3 (4%) 9 (13%) 0
Autoimmune colitis 0 0 0 0 1 (1%) 0
Diarrhoea (haemorrhagic) 0 0 0 0 1 (1%) 0
Increased ALT 4 (6%) 0 0 7 (10%) 1 (1%) 0
Increased AST 4 (6%) 0 0 7 (10%) 0 0
Increased lipase 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0 7 (10%) 1 (1%) 0
Decreased neutrophil count 1 (1%) 0 0 0 0 1 (1%)
Decreased white blood cell count 1 (1%) 0 0 0 1 (1%) 0
Muscular weakness 2 (3%) 0 0 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0
Headache 3 (4%) 1 (2%) 0 3 (4%) 0 0
Demyelinating polyneuropathy 0 0 1 (2%) 0 0 0
Myasthenia gravis 0 0 1 (2%) 0 0 0
Dyspnoea 4 (6%) 1 (1%) 0 1 (1%) 0 0
Pneumonitis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0 0 0 0
Macular oedema 2 (3%) 0 0 0 1 (1%) 0
Mental status changes 0 0 0 0 1 (1%) 0
Renal failure 0 0 0 0 1 (1%) 0

Data are n (%). ALT=alanine aminotransferase. AST=aspartate aminotransferase. No treatment-related deaths were recorded.