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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2017 May 3;23(16):4556–4568. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-2821

Table 1.

Summary of adverse events

Adverse Event (n = 17 patients) Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Total
Blood and lymphatics
 Anemia 2 2
 Leukocytosis 1 1
Cardiac
 Chest pain 1 1 1 3
 Sinus tachycardia 1 1 1 3
 Superior vena cava and brachiocephalic vein stenosis 1 1
Gastrointestinal
 Abdominal pain 2 2
 Dysphagia 1 1
 Constipation 2 2
 Gastroesophageal reflux disease 1 1
 Hematemesis 1 1
 Nausea 3 1 4
 Vomiting 1 1
General
 Cachexia 1 1
 Edema 1 1 1 3
 Fever 1 1
 Fatigue 2 3 3 1 9
 Flu-like symptoms 1 1
 General discomfort/pain 1 1 2
 Night sweats 1 1
 Pallid 1 1
 Swelling (head) 1 1
Infections and infestations
 Sinusitis 1 1
Metabolism and nutrition
 Alkalosis 1 1
 Alcohol intoxication 1 1
 Anorexia 1 1 2
 Hypercalcemia 1 1
 Hyponatremia 1 1
Musculoskeletal
 Fracture (cervical spine) 1 1
 Pain/Muscle weakness 1 7 4 1 13
Nervous system 2
 Headache 1 1
 Stroke 1 1
Psychiatric
 Anxiety 3 3
 Confusion 1 1
 Delirium 1 1
 Depression 1 1
Renal and urinary
 Nocturia 1 1
 Pyuria 1 1
 Urinary tract infection 1 1
Respiratory
 Blood-tinged sputum after injections 1
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation 1 1
 Dyspnea 2 4 5 1 12
 Hypoxia 1 1 2
 Pleural effusion 3 1 1 5
 Possible pneumonia 1 1
 Productive cough 1 3 1 6
 Pulmonary hypertension 1 1
 Rhonchi 1 1
 Sore throat 1 1
 Wheezing 1 1
Catheter placement for leukapheresis 2 2
Progressive disease 1 6 7

4 adverse events were possibly related to the vaccine