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. 2019 Aug 13;6(4):503–520. doi: 10.1007/s40744-019-00167-6

Table 2.

Summary of AEs and those occurring with a frequency of ≥ 25 adverse events/100 PYs

n (%) Dose received in preceding phase II trial Total (N = 611)
Placebo (n = 116) Peficitinib 25 mg (n = 112) Peficitinib 50 mg (n = 124) Peficitinib 100 mg (n = 128) Peficitinib 150 mg (n = 131)
AE 80 (69.0) 85 (75.9) 98 (79.0) 101 (78.9) 99 (75.6) 463 (75.8)
Serious AE 14 (12.1) 11 (9.8) 14 (11.3) 25 (19.5) 16 (12.2) 80 (13.1)
Death 0 0 0 1 (0.8) 1 (0.8) 2 (0.3)
Malignancy 1 (0.9) 0 1 (0.8) 3 (2.4) 1 (0.8) 6 (1.0)
Herpes zoster 1 (0.9) 2 (1.8) 4 (3.2) 2 (1.6) 5 (3.8) 14 (2.3)
Herpes zoster ophthalmic 1 (0.9) 0 0 0 0 1 (0.2)
Grade ≥ 3* 1 (0.9) 0 0 0 0 1 (0.2)
AE leading to discontinuation 9 (7.8) 9 (8.0) 8 (6.5) 11 (8.6) 6 (4.6) 43 (7.0)
Serious AEs leading to discontinuation 2 (1.7) 1 (0.9) 3 (2.4) 5 (3.9) 2 (1.5) 13 (2.1)
Anaemia 2 (1.7) 0 0 1 (0.8) 0 3 (0.5)
Diverticulitis 1 (0.9) 0 0 0 1 (0.8) 2 (0.3)
Herpes zoster ophthalmic 1 (0.9) 0 0 0 0 1 (0.2)
Myocardial infarction 0 0 0 1 (0.8) 0 1 (0.2)
Pericarditis 0 0 0 1 (0.8) 0 1 (0.2)
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia 0 0 0 1 (0.8) 0 1 (0.2)
Chronic myeloid leukaemia 0 0 0 1 (0.8) 0 1 (0.2)
Headache 0 0 1 (0.8) 0 0 1 (0.2)
Lacunar infarction 0 1 (0.9) 0 0 0 1 (0.2)
Drug hypersensitivity 0 0 1 (0.8) 0 0 1 (0.2)
Road traffic accident 0 0 0 0 1 (0.8) 1 (0.2)
Renal failure acute 0 0 1 (0.8) 0 0 1 (0.2)
Interstitial lung disease 1 (0.9) 0 0 0 0 1 (0.2)
Events (rate) 100 PYs = 192.5 100 PYs = 182.7 100 PYs = 193.4 100 PYs = 212.0 100 PYs = 213.3 100 PYs = 993.9
AE 360 (187.0) 313 (171.4) 342 (176.8) 465 (219.3) 333 (156.1) 1813 (182.4)
URTI 24 (12.5) 12 (6.6) 21 (10.9) 21 (9.9) 20 (9.4) 98 (9.9)
UTI 19 (9.9) 13 (7.1) 8 (4.1) 23 (10.8) 9 (4.2) 72 (7.2)
Nasopharyngitis 7 (3.6) 11 (6.0) 16 (8.3) 16 (7.5) 6 (2.8) 56 (5.6)
Bronchitis 17 (8.8) 12 (6.6) 14 (7.2) 3 (1.4) 6 (2.8) 52 (5.2)
Hypercholesterolaemia 6 (3.1) 9 (4.9) 11 (5.7) 6 (2.8) 10 (4.7) 42 (4.2)
Diarrhea 10 (5.2) 4 (2.2) 7 (3.6) 15 (7.1) 4 (1.9) 40 (4.0)
Blood CPK increase 10 (5.2) 9 (4.9) 4 (2.1) 5 (2.4) 8 (3.8) 36 (3.6)
Headache 7 (3.6) 5 (2.7) 8 (4.1) 13 (6.1) 3 (1.4) 36 (3.6)
RA 7 (3.6) 4 (2.2) 12 (6.2) 8 (3.8) 3 (1.4) 34 (3.4)
UTI bacterial 5 (2.6) 7 (3.8) 4 (2.1) 8 (3.8) 9 (4.2) 33 (3.3)
Influenza 3 (1.6) 4 (2.2) 10 (5.2) 10 (4.7) 5 (2.3) 32 (3.2)
Nausea 10 (5.2) 2 (1.1) 5 (2.6) 9 (4.2) 2 (0.9) 28 (2.8)
Hypertension 3 (1.6) 4 (2.2) 7 (3.6) 6 (2.8) 7 (3.3) 27 (2.7)

*Grade 3 event of ophthalmic herpes zoster led to treatment discontinuation

CPK creatine phosphokinase, RA rheumatoid arthritis, AE treatment-emergent adverse event, URTI upper respiratory tract infection, UTI urinary tract infection