Table 5.
Adverse Events
Adverse Events | No. of Patients (%) | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | B+PP (n=26) | PP (n=45) | ||
Any grade | 40 (56.3) | 19 (73.1) | 21 (46.7) | 0.031 |
Hematologic | 19 (26.8) | 8 (30.7) | 11 (24.4) | |
Gastrointestinal | 27 (38.0) | 13 (50.0) | 14 (31.1) | |
Hypertension | 2 (2.8) | 2 (7.7) | 0 (0) | |
Thrombosis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Hemorrhage | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Proteinuria | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Grade ≥3 | 4 (5.6) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (4.4) | 0.970 |
Hematologic | 3 (4.2) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (2.2) | |
Gastrointestinal | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) | |
Hypertension | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
AE leading to drug death | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
AE leading to drug withdrawal | 1 (1.4) | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0) |
Abbreviations: B+PP, bevacizumab plus pemetrexed-platinum; PP, pemetrexed-platinum.