1. List of adverse events in oral (systemic) administration of everolimus (rapalog).
Adverse events | Everolimus (n = 157) | Placebo (n = 78) |
Stomatitis | 69 (44%) | 12 (15%) |
Nasopahryngitis | 33 (21%) | 21 (27%) |
Acne‐like skin lesions | 17 (11%) | 2 (3%) |
Rash | 9 (6%) | 2 (3%) |
Convulsion | 22 (14%) | 12 (15%) |
Pyrexia | 22 (14%) | 6 (8%) |
Headache | 17 (11%) | 8 (10%) |
Cough | 26 (17%) | 9 (12%) |
Hypercholesterolaemia | 16 (10%) | 1 (1%) |
Aphthous stomatitis | 17 (11%) | 4 (5%) |
Fatigue | 25 (16%) | 8 (10%) |
Mouth ulceration | 41(26%) | 4 (5%) |
Nausea | 13(8%) | 5 (6%) |
Urinary tract infection | 12(8%) | 6 (8%) |
Bronchitis | 11(7%) | 5 (6%) |
Otitis media | 9 (6%) | 3 (4%) |
Pharyngitis | 8 (5%) | 1 (1%) |
Vomiting | 26 (17%) | 7 (9%) |
Anaemia | 10 (6%) | 1 (1%) |
Arthralgia | 10 (6%) | 2 (3%) |
Diarrhoea | 20 (13%) | 4 (%) |
Abdominal pain | 9 (6%) | 4 (5%) |
Blood lactate dehydrogenase increased | 9 (6%) | 2 (3%) |
Hypophosphataemia | 9 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
Eczema | 8 (5%) | 3 (4%) |
Leucopenia | 8 (5%) | 3 (4%) |
Oropharyngeal pain | 8 (5%) | 4 (5%) |
Upper respiratory tract infection | 21 (13%) | 9 (12%) |
Data were analysed from two studies (Bissler 2013; Franz 2013).