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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Haematol. 2018 Dec 10;6(1):e29–e37. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(18)30182-0

Table 3.

Non-hematologic adverse events by grade

Decitabine 5-day schedule (n=28) Decitabine 10-day schedule (n=43)
Parameter Grade 1–2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 1–2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Acute kidney injury 5 (18) 0 0 0 1 (2) 2 (5) 1 (2) 0
Altered mental status 1 (4) 0 0 0 1 (2) 2 (5) 0 0
Anorexia 0 1 (4) 0 0 2 (5) 0 0 0
Cholecystitis 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0
Constipation 2 (7) 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0
Diarrhea 2 (7) 1 (4) 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0
Dysphagia 0 1 (4) 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0
Fatigue 3 (11) 2 (7) 0 0 4 (9) 2 (5) 0 0
Febrile neutropenia 0 7 (25) 0 1 (4) 0 12 (28) 2 (5) 0
Hearing loss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
Hemorrhage 1 (4) 0 1 (4) 1 (4) 0 1 (2) 0 0
Hyperglycemia 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0
Hypoglycemia 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0
Hyponatremia 0 0 0 0 0 2 (5) 0 0
Hypotension 0 1 (4) 0 0 1 (2) 2 (5) 0 0
Increased bilirubin 1 (4) 1 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Infection 1 (4) 4 (14) 1 (4) 1 (4) 3 (7) 16 (37) 0 6 (14)
Myocardial infarction 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0
Nausea 1 (4) 1 (4) 0 0 4 (9) 0 0 0
Pain 1 (4) 1 (4) 0 0 8 (19) 2 (5) 0 0
Pleural effusion 0 2 (7) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syncope 0 1 (4) 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0
Transient ischemic attack 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0
Venous thromboembolism 0 1 (4) 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0

Data are n (%). Any grade 1–2 adverse event occuring in ≥10% of patients in either arm, and all grade 3, 4, and 5 adverse events are listed.