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. 2018 Jun 15;12:1025–1032. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S163393

Table 2.

Self-reported adverse events in imatinib

Adverse events Glivec® n=267 % Xinwei® n=68 % P-value
Nausea and vomiting 104 39 23 34 0.437a
Diarrhea 79 29 16 24 0.322a
Joint pain 70 26 13 19 0.226a
Edema 59 22 11 16 0.284a
Skin problems 54 20 16 24 0.550a
Muscle cramps 48 18 14 21 0.621a
Conjunctivitis 34 13 7 10 0.584a
Stomatitis 21 8 4 6 0.579a
Headache 20 7 7 10 0.448a
Abdominal pain 13 5 1 1 0.316b
Hearing loss 11 4 3 4 1.000b
Memory loss 5 2 2 3 0.633b
Spasm 5 2 0 0 0.587b
Dizziness 4 1 0 0 0.586b
Fever 0 0 2 3 0.041b
Cough 0 0 5 7 <0.001b
None 48 18 15 22 0.442a

Notes:

a

Pearson’s chi-square test;

b

Fisher’s exact test. Bold data indicate statistically significant with p-value < 0.05.