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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lung Cancer. 2017 Jul 18;111:108–115. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2017.07.009

Table 2.

Treatment-emergent adverse events (≥20% of patients)

Olaratumab plus
Paclitaxel-carboplatin
(Arm A) (N = 67)
Paclitaxel-carboplatin
(Arm B) (N = 64)

Event All grades
n (%)
Grade ≥3
n (%)
All grades
n (%)
Grade ≥3
n (%)
Patients with any adverse event 67 (100) 54 (81) 64 (100) 40 (63)
Fatigue 43 (64) 7 (10) 33 (52) 2 (3)
Alopecia 37 (55) 0 38 (59) 0
Nausea 35 (52) 3 (5) 36 (56) 2 (3)
Neutropenia* 35 (52) 25 (37) 21 (33) 14 (22)
Decreased appetite 31 (46) 1 (2) 19 (30) 0
Thrombocytopenia 29 (43) 9 (13) 15 (23) 3 (5)
Diarrhea 29 (43) 2 (3) 19 (30) 0
Vomiting 28 (42) 0 22 (34) 0
Arthralgia 25 (37) 0 14 (22) 3 (5)
Constipation 24 (36) 1 (2) 27 (42) 0
Anemia 23 (34) 4 (6) 27 (42) 6 (9)
Peripheral neuropathy 23 (34) 2 (3) 18 (28) 1 (2)
Peripheral sensory neuropathy 21 (31) 2 (3) 22 (34) 2 (3)
Mucositis* 19 (28) 1 (2) 10 (16) 0
Insomnia 14 (21) 0 12 (19) 0
Myalgia 14 (21) 1 (2) 15 (23) 2 (3)
Pain in extremity 6 (9) 0 17 (27) 2 (3)
Febrile neutropenia** 4(6) 4 (6) 1 (2) 1 (2)
Adverse Event of Special Interest
Infusion-related reactions*** 17 (25) 1 (2) 5 (8) 1 (2)
SAEs
Any SAEs 30 (45) 27 (40) 19 (30) 17 (27)
*

Consolidated term comprising the following synonymous MedDRA preferred terms: neutropenia (leukopenia, neutropenia, neutrophil count decreased, white blood cell count decreased); mucositis (mucosal inflammation, oropharyngeal pain, stomatitis).

**

These events are included here because they were considered clinically important.

***

Infusion-related reactions include a combination of specific preferred terms such as infusion-related reactions, anaphylaxis and signs and symptoms such as flushing and itching.