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. 2013 Sep 16;31(31):3935–3943. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.48.3552

Table 4.

Adverse Events Irrespective of Relationship to Study Treatment With ≥ 10% Incidence in the Everolimus Plus BSC Treatment Arm in the Safety Population

Adverse Event Everolimus Plus BSC (n = 437)
Placebo Plus BSC (n = 215)
Any Grade
Grade 3/4
Any Grade
Grade 3/4
No. of Patients % No. of Patients % No. of Patients % No. of Patients %
Decreased appetite 208 48 48 11 78 36 12 6
Stomatitis 174 40 20 5 23 11 0 0
Fatigue 150 34 34 8 65 30 11 5
Nausea 132 30 16 4 69 32 8 4
Diarrhea 115 26 15 3 33 15 2 1
Anemia 114 26 70 16 42 20 27 13
Abdominal pain 107 24 21 5 57 27 13 6
Vomiting 107 24 13 3 62 29 9 4
Constipation 91 21 3 < 1 42 20 3 1
Rash 87 20 1 < 1 19 9 0 0
Weight decreased 86 20 11 3 19 9 0 0
Pyrexia 81 19 3 < 1 24 11 2 1
Thrombocytopenia 80 18 22 5 5 2 3 1
Asthenia 70 16 20 5 22 10 9 4
Dyspnea 61 14 18 4 23 11 9 4
Upper abdominal pain 53 12 6 1 27 13 2 1
Peripheral edema 53 12 1 < 1 23 11 2 1
Hypokalemia 52 12 26 6 9 4 2 1
Insomnia 51 12 2 < 1 22 10 0 0
Cough 50 11 1 < 1 17 8 0 0
Back pain 48 11 10 2 16 7 2 1
Neutropenia 47 11 17 4 6 3 1 < 1
Pruritus 47 11 0 0 9 4 0 0

NOTE. All data are sorted by descending frequency in the everolimus plus BSC treatment group.

Abbreviation: BSC, best supportive care.