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Published in final edited form as: Endocrine. 2018 Apr 12;60(3):479–489. doi: 10.1007/s12020-018-1589-1

Table 4.

Summary of adverse events in the safety analysis set

Patients with GL (N=66)
Adverse event, n (%) Acquired (n=21) Congenital (n=45)
≥1 TEAE 21 (100.0) 38 (84.4)
Drug-related TEAE 11 (52.4) 21 (46.7)
Severe TEAE 14 (66.7) 15 (33.3)
Drug-related severe TEAE 2 (9.5) 5 (11.1)
Treatment-emergent SAE 11 (52.4) 12 (26.7)
Drug-related treatment-emergent SAE 1 (4.8) 2 (4.4)
TEAE leading to study drug discontinuation 2 (9.5) 3 (6.7)
 Pancreatitis and shock, subsequent cardiac arresta 0 (0.0) 1 (2.2)
 Peripheral T-cell lymphoma 1 (4.8) 0 (0.0)
 Progressive end-stage liver disease 1 (4.8) 0 (0.0)
 Renal failure 1 (2.2)
 Worsening of TGs (increased)/worsening glycemic control 0 (0.0) 1 (2.2)
On-study deaths 1 (4.8) 2 (4.4)
 Pancreatitis and shock, subsequent cardiac arresta 0 (0.0) 1 (2.2)
 Progressive end-stage liver disease 1 (4.8) 0 (0.0)
 Renal failure 0 (0.0) 1 (2.2)
TEAE by preferred term (≥10% incidence)b
 Decreased weight 7 (33.3) 10 (22.2)
 Abdominal pain 4 (19.0) 7 (15.6)
 Hypoglycemia 4 (19.0) 6 (13.3)
 Decreased appetite 2 (9.5) 6 (13.3)
 Headache 3 (14.3) 5 (11.1)
a

Patient was hospitalized with a diagnosis of pancreatitis, did not receive metreleptin during hospitalization, and died after cardiac arrest on day 3 of hospitalization.

b

Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities, version 19.0.

GL generalized lipodystrophy, SAE serious adverse event, TEAE treatment-emergent adverse event, TGs triglycerides.