Table 2.
Summary of Grade 3, 4, or 5 Adverse Events.
Adverse Event | Midostaurin Group (N = 355) | Placebo Group (N = 354) | P Value* |
---|---|---|---|
no. of patients (%) | |||
Hematologic | |||
Thrombocytopenia | 346 (97) | 342 (97) | 0.52 |
Neutropenia | 338 (95) | 339 (96) | 0.86 |
Anemia | 329 (93) | 311 (88) | 0.03 |
Leukopenia | 93 (26) | 105 (30) | 0.32 |
Lymphopenia | 68 (19) | 78 (22) | 0.35 |
Other blood or bone marrow event | 1 (<1) | 4 (1) | 0.22 |
Bone marrow hypocellularity | 0 | 1 (<1) | 0.50 |
Nonhematologic | |||
Febrile neutropenia | 290 (82) | 292 (82) | 0.84 |
Infection | 186 (52) | 178 (50) | 0.60 |
Lymphopenia | 68 (19) | 78 (22) | 0.35 |
Diarrhea | 56 (16) | 54 (15) | 0.92 |
Hypokalemia | 49 (14) | 60 (17) | 0.25 |
Pain | 47 (13) | 44 (12) | 0.82 |
Increased alanine aminotransferase | 45 (13) | 33 (9) | 0.19 |
Rash or desquamation | 50 (14) | 27 (8) | 0.008 |
Fatigue | 32 (9) | 37 (10) | 0.53 |
Pneumonitis or pulmonary infiltrates | 28 (8) | 29 (8) | 0.89 |
Nausea | 20 (6) | 34 (10) | 0.05 |
Hyponatremia | 31 (9) | 23 (6) | 0.32 |
Hyperbilirubinemia | 25 (7) | 28 (8) | 0.67 |
Mucositis or stomatitis | 22 (6) | 28 (8) | 0.38 |
Hypophosphatemia | 19 (5) | 29 (8) | 0.14 |
Hypocalcemia | 24 (7) | 21 (6) | 0.76 |
P values are two-sided and were calculated with the use of Fisher's exact test.