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. 2018 Oct 15;119(10):1208–1214. doi: 10.1038/s41416-018-0246-z

Table 2.

Treatment-emergent adverse events (≥15% of any grade in phase 1b or phase 2 in either group) by CTCAE term

Phase 1b Phase 2a
Galunisertib + Gemcitabine (N = 14) Placebo Group (N = 52) Galunisertib Group (N = 103)
Grade 1–2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1–2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1–2 Grade 3 Grade 4
Anaemia 5 (36%) 3 (21%) 1 (7%) 19 (37%) 9 (17%) 0 32 (31%) 12 (12%) 0
Neutrophil count decreased 1 (7%) 4 (29%) 2 (14%) 7 (13%) 13 (25%) 1 (2%) 6 (6%) 33 (32%) 3 (3%)
Platelet count decreased 3 (21%) 2 (14%) 1 (7%) 14 (27%) 5 (10%) 1 (2%) 35 (34%) 8 (8%) 0
Nausea 10 (71%) 0 0 16 (31%) 2 (4%) 0 36 (35%) 5 (5%) 0
Vomiting 9 (64%) 0 0 16 (31%) 4 (8%) 0 22 (21%) 4 (4%) 2 (2%)
Constipation 5 (36%) 0 0 14 (27%) 2 (4%) 0 30 (29%) 1 (1%) 0
Abdominal pain 2 (14%) 2 (14%) 0 12 (23%) 3 (6%) 0 28 (27%) 8 (8%) 1 (1%)
Diarrhoea 5 (36%) 1 (7%) 0 12 (23%) 0 0 23 (22%) 0 1 (1%)
Fever 6 (43%) 0 0 11 (21%) 1 (2%) 0 36 (35%) 3 (3%) 0
Oedema limbs 4 (29%) 0 0 11 (21%) 1 (2%) 0 21 (20%) 2 (2%) 1 (1%)
Fatigue 7 (50%) 3 (21%) 0 21 (40%) 5 (10%) 0 41 (40%) 13 (13%) 0
ALT increased 4 (29%) 0 0 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 0 6 (6%) 5 (5%) 0
AST increased 4 (29%) 0 0 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 0 4 (4%) 4 (4%) 0
Anorexia 5 (36%) 0 0 12 (23%) 1 (2%) 0 26 (25%) 4 (4%) 1 (1%)
Hypocalcemia 3 (21%) 0 0 2 (4%) 0 0 4 (4%) 2 (2%) 0
Hypoalbuminemia 5 (36%) 0 0 1 (2%) 0 0 3 (3%) 0 1 (1%)
Headache 5 (36%) 0 0 6 (12%) 0 0 6 (6%) 0 0
Myalgia 4 (29%) 0 0 1 (2%) 0 0 7 (7%) 0 0

aIn phase 2, Grade 5 events occurred that did not meet the ≥15% threshold; these included: (placebo group) 1 multiorgan failure, 1 peritoneal infection, 1 sepsis, and 1 ascites; (galunisertib group) 2 stroke, 1 pericardial effusion, 1 upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage, 1 infusion related reaction, 1 endocarditis infection, 1 lung infection, 1 arterial injury, and 1 respiratory failure.

ALT=alanine aminotransferase; AST=aspartate aminotransferase; CTCAE=Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event