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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2018 Apr 6;200(2):344–352. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.03.125

Table 5.

Summary of AEs

Abiraterone Acetate + Prednisone(N=131)
Patients with AEs, n (%) 126(96.2)
 Drug-related 118(90.1)
Patients with serious AEs, n (%) 57 (43.5)
 Drug-related 29(22.1)
Patients with AEs leading to treatment discontinuation, n (%) 20(15.3)
Patients with AEs leading to death, n (%)* 7(5.3)
Common AEs (≥15% of patients) Any Grade Grade ≥3
Hypertension 55 (42.0) 31 (23.7)
Fatigue 52 (39.7) 1 (0.8)
Hypokalemia 44 (33.6) 9 (6.9)
Peripheral edema 33 (25.2) 2(1.5)
Nausea 28 (21.4) 1 (0.8)
Diarrhea 25 (19.1) 2(1.5)
Dizziness 25 (19.1) 1 (0.8)
Headache 22 (16.8) 1 (0.8)
Constipation 22 (16.8) 1 (0.8)
Cough 22 (16.8) 0
Back pain 21 (16.0) 2(1.5)
Vomiting 21 (16.0) 1 (0.8)
Upper respiratory tract infection 21 (16.0) 0
Arthralgia 20(15.3) 0
AEs of hypertension, hypokalemia, and fluid retention or edema events of special interest Any Grade Grade 3**
Hypertension 55 (42.0) 31 (23.7)
Hypertensive crisis 1 (0.8) 1 (0.8)
Hypokalemia 44 (33.6) 9 (6.9)
Peripheral edema 33 (25.2) 2(1.5)
Pleural effusion 4(3.1) 1 (0.8)
*

Grade 5 AEs reported in 5 (4%) patients and 2 additional deaths due to Grade 4 injury (motorcycle accident) and Grade 3 pneumonia. Six patients had a single serious AE (injury, pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, myocardial infarction, congestive cardiac failure, and coronary artery disease). One patient had sepsis, pneumonia, and acute respiratory failure.

**

No Grade ≥4 events reported.