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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Oncol. 2020 Aug 28;21(10):1317–1330. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30452-6

Table 3.

Induction Treatment-Related Non-Hematologic Toxicity

Adverse Event Type^ Treatment Arm
VRd (n=527) KRd (n=526)
Grade Grade
3 4 5 3 4 5
Febrile neutropenia 2 (<1%) 1 (<1%) - 5 (1%) 1 (<1%) -
Atrial fibrillation 2 (<1%) - - 7 (1%) - -
Heart failure 6 (1%) - - 14 (3%) 5 (1%) -
Myocardial infarction 1 (<1%) - 1 (<1%) 3 (1%) 1 (<1%) 1 (<1%)
Diarrhea 22 (4%) 1 (<1%) - 16 (3%) - -
Nausea 5 (1%) - - 4 (1%) - -
Fatigue 34 (6%) - - 29 (6%) - -
Edema limbs 11 (2%) - - 12 (2%) - -
Infusion related reaction - - - 3 (1%) 3 (1%) -
Infections and infestations - Other 5 (1%) - - 2 (<1%) - -
Sepsis - 3 (1%) - - 9 (2%) -
Skin infection 3 (1%) - - 5 (1%) - -
Lung infection 9 (2%) - - 27 (5%) - -
Creatinine increased 2 (<1%) - - 6 (1%) 1 (<1%) -
Weight loss 5 (1%) - - 3 (1%) - -
Ejection fraction decreased - - - 8 (2%) 1 (<1%) -
Anorexia 5 (1%) - - 2 (<1%) - -
Dehydration 9 (2%) - - 4 (1%) - -
Hyperglycemia 18 (3%) 5 (1) - 29 (6%) 5 (1%) -
Hypokalemia 5 (1%) - - 7 (1%) 1 (<1%) -
Hyponatremia 7 (1%) 1 (<1) - 6 (1%) 1 (<1%) -
Back pain 5 (1%) - - 1 (<1%) - -
Pain in extremity 5 (1%) - - - - -
Generalized muscle weakness 12 (2%) - - 3 (1%) - -
Dizziness 7 (1%) - - - - -
Peripheral motor neuropathy 5 (1%) - - 1 (<1%) - -
Peripheral sensory neuropathy 39 (7%) - - 3 (1%) - -
Syncope 8 (2%) - - 5 (1%) - -
Insomnia 12 (2%) - - 11 (2%) - -
Acute kidney injury 3 (1%) - - 9 (2%) 4 (1%) 1 (<1%)
Dyspnea 9 (2%) - - 32 (6%) 6 (1%) -
Hypoxia 2 (<1%) - - 6 (1%) 1 (<1%) 1 (<1%)
Pneumonitis 2 (<1%) - - 5 (1%) - -
Respiratory failure - - - - 5 (1%) -
Rash acneiform 10 (2%) - - 12 (2%) - -
Rash maculo-papular 7 (1%) - - 18 (3%) - -
Hypertension 11 (2%) - - 21 (4%) 1 (<1%) -
Hypotension 11 (2%) - - 6 (1%) - -
Thromboembolic event 7 (1%) 4 (1%) - 23 (4%) 3 (1%) -
WORST DEGREE 197 (37%) 20 (4%) 1 (<1%) 211 (40%) 36 (7%) 7 (1%)
^

Grade 3–5 non-hematologic adverse events at least possibly attributable to treatment occurring at least 1% in either arm