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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Oncol. 2017 Nov 20;19(1):101–114. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30694-0

Table 4.

Treatment-related Adverse Events, Excluding Events with Maximum Grade < 4 and Occurring in < 10% of Patients

Cetuximab Arm, No Bevacizumab (N=361) Cetuximab Arm, Bevacizumab (N=266) Control Arm, No Bevacizumab (N=365) Control, Bevacizumab (N=267)
Grade Grade Grade Grade
1–2 3 4 5 1–2 3 4 5 1–2 3 4 5 1–2 3 4 5
Hematologic
Hemoglobin 180 50% 32 9% 5 1% 131 49% 10 4% 1 <1% 203 56% 30 8% 5 1% 144 54% 21 8% 4 1%
Neutrophils 38 11% 62 17% 59 16% 47 18% 32 12% 57 21% 48 13% 38 10% 47 13% 41 15% 29 11% 44 16%
Platelets 105 29% 12 3% 10 3% 76 29% 16 6% 5 2% 113 31% 22 6% 8 2% 100 37% 17 6% 4 1%
Leukocytes 94 26% 57 16% 11 3% 76 29% 28 11% 7 3% 104 28% 31 8% 10 3% 73 27% 25 9% 8 3%
Lymphopenia 52 14% 30 8% 5 1% 39 15% 20 8% 5 2% 50 14% 21 6% 3 <1% 39 15% 12 4% 3 1%
Febrile neutropenia 14 4% 4 1% 9 3% 2 <1% 6 2% 3 <1% 2 <1% 13 5% 3 1%
Non-Hematologic
Acne/Rash 243 67% 19 5% 180 68% 33 12% 24 7% 1 <1% 31 12%
Fatigue 216 60% 36 10% 4 1% 152 57% 39 15% 2 <1% 209 57% 41 11% 1 <1% 181 68% 30 11% 2 <1%
Neuropathy-sensory 178 49% 21 6% 134 50% 14 5% 152 42% 32 9% 2 <1% 157 59% 22 8% 1 <1%
Dermatology-other 199 55% 5 1% 163 61% 9 3% 173 47% 153 57%
Hypomagnesemia 157 43% 13 4% 6 2% 143 54% 8 3% 1 <1% 93 25% 2 <1% 69 26% 1 <1% 3 1%
Nausea/Vomiting 153 42% 19 5% 123 46% 13 5% 150 41% 11 3% 126 47% 17 6%
Myalgias 120 33% 13 4% 95 36% 17 6% 1 <1% 112 31% 23 6% 99 37% 21 8%
Anorexia 109 30% 15 4% 1 <1% 77 29% 9 3% 100 27% 13 4% 98 37% 9 3%
Mucositis 103 29% 4 1% 91 34% 6 2% 33 9% 2 <1% 59 22%
Diarrhea 95 26% 13 4% 89 33% 5 2% 1 <1% 78 21% 7 2% 71 27% 8 3%
Constipation 121 34% 1 <1% 92 35% 3 1% 91 25% 3 <1% 88 33% 1 <1%
Lung Hemorrhage 22 6% 1 <1% 1 <1% 74 28% 1 <1% 1 <1% 10 3% 1 <1% 1 <1% 63 24% 2 <1% 1 <1%
Hypertension 10 3% 1 <1% 1 <1% 35 13% 15 6% 10 3% 4 1% 51 19% 23 9% 1 <1%
Weight Loss 79 22% 3 <1% 70 26% 1 <1% 61 17% 3 <1% 68 25% 5 2%
Hypokalemia 72 20% 16 4% 4 1% 39 15% 14 5% 1 <1% 30 8% 12 3% 2 <1% 36 13% 6 2% 2 <1%
Pulmonary-other 55 15% 12 3% 4 1% 3 <1% 50 19% 13 5% 3 1% 1 <1% 51 14% 6 2% 2 <1% 4 1% 47 18% 9 3% 1 <1% 1 <1%
Taste alteration 76 21% 67 25% 58 16% 67 25%
Hypoalbuminemia 87 24% 3 <1% 59 22% 4 2% 54 15% 7 2% 51 19% 1 <1%
Infection 43 12% 12 3% 8 2% 3 <1% 44 17% 16 6% 3 1% 2 <1% 19 5% 27 7% 2 <1% 3 <1% 24 9% 16 6% 1 <1%
Hyperglycemia 61 17% 8 2% 1 <1% 56 21% 4 2% 60 16% 10 3% 1 <1% 56 21% 6 2% 3 1%
ALT 51 14% 2 <1% 1 <1% 56 21% 4 2% 1 <1% 25 7% 3 <1% 23 9% 2 <1%
Hypocalcemia 73 20% 7 2% 45 17% 1 <1% 34 9% 1 <1% 31 12%
Hyponatremia 53 15% 12 3% 1 <1% 43 16% 12 5% 2 <1% 41 11% 12 3% 1 <1% 32 12% 14 5% 2 <1%
AST 50 14% 2 <1% 1 <1% 51 19% 4 2% 1 <1% 24 7% 3 <1% 24 9% 3 1%
Pruritus 58 16% 3 <1% 47 18% 4 2% 14 4% 21 8%
Dizziness 52 14% 4 1% 47 18% 3 1% 42 12% 4 1% 1 <1% 31 12% 5 2%
Muscle weakness 34 9% 17 5% 2 <1% 35 13% 14 5% 35 10% 10 3% 1 <1% 32 12% 9 3% 1 <1%
Alkaline phosphatase 64 18% 46 17% 1 <1% 46 13% 2 <1% 32 12%
Cough 36 10% 2 <1% 43 16% 36 10% 1 <1% 30 11%
Allergic reaction 20 6% 16 4% 8 2% 24 9% 12 5% 5 2% 8 2% 6 2% 8 3% 2 <1% 1 <1%
Heartburn 40 11% 40 15% 1 <1% 19 5% 33 12%
Dehydration 34 9% 20 6% 28 11% 9 3% 2 <1% 34 9% 14 4% 1 <1% 27 10% 11 4% 1 <1%
Thrombosis/embolism 3 <1% 4 1% 3 <1% 4 2% 16 6% 14 5% 2 <1% 1 <1% 4 1% 1 <1% 2 <1% 16 6% 5 2%
Proteinuria 6 2% 26 10% 5 2% 1 <1% 2 <1% 19 7% 4 1%
Neuropathy-motor 34 9% 5 1% 18 7% 4 2% 18 5% 9 2% 19 7% 9 3%
Nail changes 36 10% 2 <1% 25 9% 2 <1% 10 3% 26 10%
GI Pain 17 5% 5 1% 20 8% 6 2% 12 3% 2 <1% 14 5% 4 1%
Muscle weakness: low. extrem. 18 5% 6 2% 1 <1% 18 7% 2 <1% 18 5% 3 <1% 21 8% 3 1%
Cardiac-other 24 7% 5 1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 17 6% 1 <1% 4 2% 1 <1% 15 4% 3 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 10 4% 1 <1% 1 <1%
GI Hemorrhage 3 <1% 2 <1% 10 4% 2 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 11 4% 4 1% 2 <1%
Cytokine release syndrome 12 3% 3 <1% 3 <1% 12 5% 3 1% 1 <1% 8 2% 5 2%
Pneumonitis 3 <1% 4 2% 4 2% 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1%
Cardiac Arrhythmia 6 2% 2 <1% 7 3% 1 <1% 6 2% 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 2 <1% 1 <1% 2 <1%
Hyperkalemia 5 1% 2 <1% 6 2% 2 <1% 8 2% 1 <1% 7 3%
Confusion 2 <1% 2 <1% 1 <1% 7 3% 1 <1% 2 <1% 1 <1%
Ocular-other 2 <1% 7 3% 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1%
Hypoxia 4 1% 5 1% 1 <1% 2 <1% 1 <1% 2 <1%
Nasal/paranasal reactions 2 <1% 4 2% 1 <1% 1 <1% 6 2%
Death, NOS 6 2% 5 2% 1 <1%
GI Perforation 1 <1% 2 <1% 2 <1% 1 <1% 2 <1%
GI-other 4 1% 1 <1% 3 1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 4 1% 1 <1%
CNS ischemia 1 <1% 1 <1% 2 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1%
Bronchospasm 3 <1% 2 <1% 2 <1% 1 <1% 3 1%
Hypoglycemia 2 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 4 2% 1 <1% 2 <1% 3 1%
Neurology-other 3 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 2 <1% 3 <1% 2 <1%
Syndromes-other 2 <1% 2 <1% 1 <1%
Allergy-other 2 <1% 1 <1% 2 <1%
GI Ulcer 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1%
Hyperuricemia 2 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1%
Aspiration 1 <1% 1 <1%
Pericardial effusion 1 <1% 1 <1%
Airway obstruction: bronchus 1 <1% 1 <1%
Cardiopulmonary arrest 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1%
Adrenal insufficiency 1 <1% 1 <1%
Colitis 1 <1% 1 <1%
Cardiac ischemia/infarction 1 <1% 1 <1%
Visceral arterial ischemia 1 <1%
MAX GRADE ANY AE 96 27% 143 40% 97 27% 16 4% 43 16% 119 45% 84 32% 16 6% 133 36% 137 38% 66 18% 9 2% 79 30% 110 41% 70 26% 4 1%

One patient receiving Cetuximab + Bevacizumab + chemotherapy experienced syncope of unknown grade