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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Haematol. 2016 Dec 1;4(1):e24–e34. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(16)30166-1

Table 4.

Adverse events occurring in at least 10% of patients (any grade) or 5% of patients (grade 3/4) by preferred term.

Adverse event, n (%) TGA (1,000 mg)
n=15
TGB (2,000 mg)
n=22
Total
N=37

All grade Grade 3/4 All grade Grade 3/4 All grade Grade 3/4

Urticaria 4 (27) 0 9 (41) 0 13 (35) 0
Pruritus 8 (53) 0 11 (50) 0 19 (51) 0
Throat irritation 7 (47) 0 3 (14) 0 10 (27) 0
Flushing 6 (40) 0 4 (18) 0 10 (27) 0
Rash 6 (40) 1 (7) 3 (14) 0 9 (24) 1 (3)
Pyrexia 3 (20) 0 6 (27) 1 (5) 9 (24) 1 (3)
Upper respiratory tract infection 7 (47) 0 2 (9) 0 9 (24) 0
Headache 5 (33) 1 (7) 4 (18) 0 9 (24) 1 (3)
Fatigue 4 (27) 0 4 (18) 1 (5) 8 (22) 1 (3)
Oropharyngeal pain 2 (13) 0 5 (23) 0 7 (19) 0
Insomnia 2 (13) 0 4 (18) 0 6 (16) 0
Cough 4 (27) 0 2 (9) 0 6 (16) 0
Epistaxis 3 (20) 1 (7) 3 (14) 0 6 (16) 1 (3)
Nasal congestion 3 (20) 0 3 (14) 0 6 (16) 0
Chills 1 (7) 0 5 (23) 0 6 (16) 0
Abdominal pain 3 (20) 0 2 (9) 0 5 (14) 0
Diarrhoea 2 (13) 0 3 (14) 0 5 (14) 0
Sinusitis 2 (13) 0 3 (14) 0 5 (14) 0
Decreased appetite 3 (20) 0 2 (9) 0 5 (14) 0
Muscle spasms 4 (27) 0 1 (5) 0 5 (14) 0
Myalgia 1 (7) 0 4 (18) 0 5 (14) 0
Infusion-related reactions* 2 (13) 0 3 (14) 0 5 (14) 0
Constipation 2 (13) 0 2 (9) 0 4 (11) 0
Urinary tract infection 3 (20) 0 1 (5) 1 (5) 4 (11) 1 (3)
Paraesthesia 1 (7) 0 3 (14) 0 4 (11) 0
Hyperglycaemia 1 (7) 0 3 (14) 0 4 (11) 0
Arthralgia 1 (7) 0 3 (14) 0 4 (11) 0
Haemolysis 1 (7) 1 (7) 1 (5) 1 (5) 2 (5) 2 (5)
Neutropenia 1 (7) 1 (7) 1 (5) 1 (5) 2 (5) 2 (5)
Chest pain 1 (7) 1 (7) 3 (14) 1 (5) 4 (11) 2 (5)

Data are n (%) as reported by investigator.

*

Reported as preferred term and does not reflect the study defined criteria for infusion-related reactions.

TGA=Treatment Group A. TGB=Treatment Group B.