Table 3. . Adverse events† specifically associated with VEGF inhibitors occurring in patients with adenocarcinoma in either treatment arm in the LUME-Lung 1 study.
Adverse events | Nintedanib plus docetaxel (n = 320), n (%) | Placebo plus docetaxel (n = 333), n (%) | ||
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All grades | Grade ≥3 | All grades | Grade ≥3 | |
Bleeding | 35 (10.9) | 4 (1.3) | 37 (11.1) | 5 (1.5) |
Gastrointestinal perforation | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
Venous thromboembolism | 9 (2.8) | 3 (0.9) | 4 (1.2) | 2 (0.6) |
Arterial thromboembolism | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0.9) | 7 (2.1) | 3 (0.9) |
Hypertension | 11 (3.4) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) |
†Defined according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v3.0.
Data taken from [26].