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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Leuk Lymphoma. 2020 Apr 8;61(7):1669–1677. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1742900

Table 2.

Summary of Leflunomide-Related Adverse Events, CTCAE v4.03

Leflunomide: 20 mg
n=3
Leflunomide: 40 mg
n=3
Leflunomide: 60 mg
n=6
Adverse Event^ Any Grade Grade ≥ 3 Any Grade Grade ≥ 3 Any Grade Grade ≥ 3
Hematologic
 Anemia 0 0 1 1 1 1
 Leukopenia 2 0 1 0 1 0
 Lymphopenia 0 0 1 1 1 1
 Neutropenia 2 0 1 0 1 0
 Thrombocytopenia 1 0 1 0 1 0
Non-Hematologic
 Abdominal pain 0 0 0 0 1 0
 Back pain 1 0 0 0 0 0
 Diarrhea 0 0 0 0 1 0
 Edema 0 0 0 0 1 0
 Fatigue 0 0 1 0 2 0
 Headache 1 0 0 0 0 0
 Hypertension 1 0 0 0 0 0
 Hypoalbuminemia 0 0 1 0 0 0
 Increased AST 0 0 0 0 1 1*
 Increased blood bilirubin 0 0 0 0 1 0
 Lung infection 0 0 0 0 1 1
^

: Includes adverse events with an attribution of at least possibly related to leflunomide, worst grade during cycle 1.

*

: classified as dose limiting

Abbreviations: AST: aspartate aminotransferase; CTCAE: Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events