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. 2020 Feb 7;16:381–396. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S203782

Table 2.

AEs Reported in the Open-Label Extension Study (Interim Analysis)

DS n=264 LGS n=366
All-causality AEs, n (%) 246 (93.2) 337 (92.1)
AEs leading to withdrawal, n (%) 19 (7.2) 35 (9.6)
AEs reported in >10% of patients, n (%)
 Diarrhea 91 (34.5) 98 (26.8)
 Pyrexia 72 (27.3) 69 (18.3)
 Decreased appetite 67 (25.4) 65 (17.8)
 Somnolence 65 (24.6) 86 (23.5)
 Nasopharyngitis 41 (15.5)
 Convulsion 40 (15.2) 78 (21.3)
 Vomiting 37 (14.0)
 Upper respiratory tract infection 36 (13.6) 53 (14.5)
 Status epilepticus 29 (11.0)
 Fatigue 27 (10.2)
 SAEs, n (%) 77 (29.2) 94 (25.7)
SAEs reported in >1% patients, n (%)
 Status epilepticus 29 (11.0) 26 (7.1)
 Convulsion 13 (4.9) 20 (5.5)
 Pyrexia 10 (3.8)
 Pneumonia 7 (2.7) 9 (2.5)
 AST increased 5 (1.9) 6 (1.6)
 ALT increased 6 (1.6)
 Hepatic enzyme increased 4 (1.1)
 Pneumonia aspiration 6 (1.6)
 Dehydration 4 (1.5)
 Influenza 4 (1.5)
 GTCSs 4 (1.5)
 Diarrhea 3 (1.1)

Note: Data from Devinsky et al55 and Thiele et al.56

Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; DS, Dravet syndrome; GTCSs, generalized tonic-clonic seizures; LGS, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; SAE, serious adverse event.