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. 2015 Jan 5;33(5):433–441. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.55.7173

Table 3.

Overall Safety and Adverse Events of Interest

Adverse Event Treatment Group
Placebo (n = 47)
Linifanib 7.5 mg (n = 42)*
Linifanib 12.5 mg (n = 47)
No. of Patients % No. of Patients % No. of Patients %
Any adverse event 46 97.9 41 97.6 47 100
Any grade 3/4 adverse event 27 57.4 36 85.7 34 72.3
Any serious adverse event 16 34.0 25 59.5 25 53.2
Diarrhea
    Any grade 10 21.3 13 31.0 21 44.7
    Grade 3/4 1 2.1 1 2.4 4 8.5
Thrombocytopenia
    Any grade 7 14.9 13 31.0 19 40.4
    Grade 3/4 1 2.1 7 16.7 14 29.8
Anemia
    Any grade 9 19.1 17 40.5 8 17.0
    Grade 3/4 4 8.5 5 11.9 2 4.3
Hypertension
    Any grade 2 4.3 6 14.3 13 27.7
    Grade 3/4 1 2.1 2 4.8 5 10.6
Dysphonia
    Any grade 1 2.1 12 28.6 7 14.9
    Grade 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 2.1
Weight decrease
    Any grade 1 2.1 3 7.1 10 21.3
    Grade 3/4 0 0 1 2.4 1 2.1
PPE
    Any grade 0 0 3 7.1 8 17.0
    Grade 3/4 0 0 0 0 4 8.5
Hypothyroidism
    Any grade 0 0 3 7.1 5 10.6
    Grade 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pneumothorax
    Any grade 0 0 4 9.5 4 8.5
    Grade 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 2.1
Oral candidiasis
    Any grade 0 0 4 9.5 3 6.4
    Grade 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Abbreviation: PPE, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia.

*

Two patients did not receive a dose of linifanib and were not included in the safety analysis.

Fisher's exact test P ≤ .05 for comparison with the placebo arm.