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. 2019 Nov 6;20(22):5537. doi: 10.3390/ijms20225537

Table 4.

Summary of AEs and ADRs (SAS).

(A) With Statin
Parameter Placebo Pemafibrate
0.1 mg/day 0.2 mg/day 0.4 mg/day
n 178 45 382 72
AE
 Total 73 (41.0) 29 (64.4) 164 (42.9) 34 (47.2)
 Serious 2 (1.1) 2 (4.4) 6 (1.6) 0
 Leading to withdrawal 2 (1.1) 2 (4.4) 12 (3.1) 0
ADR
 Total 17 (9.6) 3 (6.7) 36 (9.4) 2 (2.8)
 Serious 1 (0.6) 0 2 (0.5) 0
 Leading to withdrawal 2 (1.1) 1 (2.2) 11 (2.9) 0
n 178 45 382 72
AST ≥ ULN × 3 0 1 0 1 (0.3) 1 (1.4)
ALT ≥ ULN × 3 1 (0.6) 1 (2.2) 0 1 (1.4)
sCr ≥ ULN 37 (20.8) 8 (17.8) 61 (16.0) 11 (15.3)
CK ≥ 2.5 and < ULN × 5 4 (2.2) 2 (4.4) 7 (1.8) 2 (2.8)
CK ≥ 5 and < ULN × 10 0 0 3 (0.8) 0
CK ≥ ULN × 10 0 0 1 (0.3) 0
(B) Without Statin
Parameter Placebo Pemafibrate
0.1 mg/day 0.2 mg/day 0.4 mg/day
n 120 82 202 174
AE
 Total 55 (45.8) 27 (32.9) 78 (38.6) 60 (34.5)
 Serious 0 1 (1.2) 4 (2.0) 2 (1.1)
 Leading to withdrawal 0 2 (2.4) 3 (1.5) 6 (3.4)
ADR
 Total 10 (8.3) 3 (3.7) 14 (6.9) 16 (9.2)
 Serious 0 0 1 (0.5) 1 (0.6)
 Leading to withdrawal 0 1 (1.2) 2 (1.0) 3 (1.7)
n 120 82 202 173
AST ≥ ULN × 3 0 0 0 1 (0.6)
ALT ≥ ULN × 3 0 0 0 0
sCr ≥ ULN 16 (13.3) 15 (18.3) 34 (16.8) 22 (12.7)
CK ≥ 2.5 and < ULN × 5 1 (0.8) 2 (2.4) 3 (1.5) 0
CK ≥ 5 and < ULN × 10 1 (0.8) 0 0 1 (0.6)
CK ≥ ULN × 10 0 0 0 1 (0.6)

Data are presented as the number of patients (percentage). 1 n = 177. AE, adverse event; ADR, adverse drug reaction; SAS, safety analysis set; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ULN, upper limit of normal; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; sCr, serum creatinine; CK, creatine kinase.