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. 2020 Nov 15;12(11):1346–1363. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i11.1346

Table 2.

Meta-analysis of common adverse events with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody therapy

Common AE
Any grade (%)
95%CI
Grade ≥ 3 (%)
95%CI
Fatigue 15.8 11.1-20.5 1.2 0.6-1.9
Infusion reaction 13.8 1.3-26.3 0.6 -0.2-1.4
Pruritus 13.1 9.8-16.4 NA NA
Decreased appetite 9.6 5.7-13.5 0.9 0.2-1.6
Nausea 9.4 4.1-14.6 1.4 -2.5-5.4
Abdominal pain 9.3 -9.5-28.1 2.8 -3.4-9.0
Diarrhea 8.3 4.7-11.8 0.6 0.2-0.9
Pyrexia 8.0 1.3-14.6 NA NA
Vomiting 7.8 0.1-15.4 NA NA
Rash 7.3 5.2-9.4 0.9 -0.1-1.8
Arthralgia 6.2 3.4-9.0 NA NA
Hypothyroidism 4.4 2.0-6.7 0.4 0-0.9
Elevated AST 4.1 2.1-6.2 1.5 -0.6-3.5
Asthenia 3.2 1.3-5.1 0.7 -0.2-1.6
Elevated ALT 2.7 1.2-4.1 0.9 -0.4-2.1
Pneumonitis 2.7 0-5.4 0.5 0-1.0
Elevated lipase 0.9 -0.4-2.2 0.7 -0.2-1.6
Colitis 0.8 0.2-1.4 0.4 0-0.8

AEs: Adverse events; CI: Confidence interval; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; NA: Not available.