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. 2011 Mar 4;17(3):456–462. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2010.02446.x

Table 11.

 Summary of treatment‐related AEs.

Number (%) of patients
Prophylactic use
(n = 11) Spontaneous use
(n = 59) Overall
(n = 70)
No. (%) of patients reporting AEs No. of events No. (%) of patients reporting AEs No. of events No. (%) of patients reporting AEs No. of events
Total no. 1 (9%) 5 6 (10%) 17 7 (10%) 22
Type of AEs
 Headache 1 (9%) 2 2 (3%) 5 3 (4%) 7
 Vertigo 0 (0%) 0 2 (3%) 4 2 (3%) 4
 Musculoskeletal stiffness 1 (9%) 3 0 (0%) 0 1 (1%) 3
 Infusion site erythema 0 (0%) 0 2 (3%) 2 2 (3%) 2
 Oedema peripheral 0 (0%) 0 1 (2%) 1 1 (1%) 1
 Pyrexia 0 (0%) 0 1 (2%) 1 1 (1%) 1
 Rigors 0 (0%) 0 1 (2%) 1 1 (1%) 1
 Somnolence 0 (0%) 0 1 (2%) 1 1 (1%) 1
 Contusion 0 (0%) 0 1 (2%) 1 1 (1%) 1
 Pruritus generalized 0 (0%) 0 1 (2%) 1 1 (1%) 1

AE, adverse events.