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. 2019 May 5;9(5):e026703. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026703

Table 5.

Safety profile of the patients with or without viable HCC

HCC (+)
(n=38)
HCC (−)
(n=675)
P value
Drug discontinuation, n (%) 4 (10.5) 19 (2.8) 0.03
Mortality, n (%) 2 (5.3) 1 (0.1) 0.008
Serious adverse event, n (%) 4 (10.5) 7 (1.0) 0.002
Adverse event, n (%) 13 (34.2) 230 (34.1) 0.99
Fatigue, n (%) 7 (18.4) 80 (11.9) 0.21
Nausea/vomiting, n (%) 0 (0) 12 (1.8) 1
Headache, n (%) 1 (2.6) 47 (7.0) 0.51
Pruritus, n (%) 5 (13.2) 106 (15.7) 0.82
Rash, n (%) 2 (5.3) 39 (5.8) 1
Insomnia, n (%) 5 (13.2) 100 (14.8) 1
Dyspnoea, n (%) 4 (10.5) 23 (3.4) 0.05

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.