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. 2018 Jun 14;13(6):e0198768. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198768

Table 2. Summary of adverse events.

Trait n AEs %AEs n pts % pts
Summary of adverse events
Patients with ≥1 AEs 64 13.7
Total number of AEs 73
Discontinuation due to AEs 29 39.7 27 5.8
Deaths 5 6.8 5 1.1
Resolved 50 68.5 43 67.2
Types of adverse events
Systemic
(asthenia, weakness, myalgias, weight loss, anemia, neutropenia.)
17 23.3 12 18.7
Digestive
(digestive intolerance, reflux, jaundice, abdominal pain, pancreatitis, hepatic encephalopathy, liver transplant)
15 20.5 15 23.4
Neuropsychiatric
(insomnia, depression, anxiety, mood changes)
14 19.1 13 20.3
Dermatological
(skin lesions, rash, pruritus)
6 8.2 6 9.4
Infectious
(pneumonia, pyelonephritis, Shigella ileocolitis, malaria)
5 6.8 5 7.8
Rheumatic
(arthralgia)
Cancer
(lymphoma, duodenal carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma)
4
4
5.5
5.5
4
4
6.2
6.2
Metabolic
(hypercholesterolemia, onset of diabetes)
3 4.1 3 4.7
Cardiovascular
(myocardial infarction, stroke)
2 2.7 2 3.1
Renal
(renal insufficiency)
2 2.7 1 1.6
Respiratory
(pulmonary thromboembolism)
1 1.4 1 1.6
Severity of adverse events
Grade 3–4 (fatal or life-threatening) 8 10.9 8 1.7
Grade 2 (requires medical treatment or hospitalization) 14 19.2 12 2.6
Grade 1 (does not require major medical intervention) 51 69.8 44 9.4
Association of adverse events with RAL+ABC/3TC
Related 6 8.2 4 0.9
Likely 27 37 24 5.1
Unlikely 14 19.2 12 2.6
Not related 26 35.6 24 5.1

AEs: adverse event, pts: patients with AEs