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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 9.
Published in final edited form as: N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 12;381(24):2315–2326. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1902328

Table 2.

Most Frequent Adverse Events That Emerged during Asciminib Monotherapy in Patients with Chronic-Phase or Accelerated-Phase CML.

Event All Grades (N = 150) Grade 3 or 4 (N = 150)
number (percent)
Total* 150 (100) 90 (60.0)
Fatigue 44 (29.3) 2 (1.3)
Headache 42 (28.0) 1 (0.7)
Lipase increased 40 (26.7) 15 (10.0)
Arthralgia 36 (24.0) 2 (1.3)
Nausea 36 (24.0) 1 (0.7)
Diarrhea 35 (23.3) 0
Rash 35 (23.3) 0
Thrombocytopenia 33 (22.0) 14 (9.3)
Vomiting 31 (20.7) 4 (2.7)
Hypertension 29 (19.3) 14 (9.3)
Upper respiratory tract infection 27 (18.0) 0
Abdominal pain 25 (16.7) 0
Pain in arm or leg 24 (16.0) 0
Pruritus 24 (16.0) 1 (0.7)
Back pain 23 (15.3) 2 (1.3)
Constipation 21 (14.0) 0
Pyrexia 21 (14.0) 0
Dizziness 20 (13.3) 1 (0.7)
Amylase increased 19 (12.7) 4 (2.7)
Cough 19 (12.7) 0
Dyspnea 19 (12.7) 2 (1.3)
Myalgia 19 (12.7) 1 (0.7)
Anemia 17 (11.3) 11 (7.3)
Hypertriglyceridemia 17 (11.3) 4 (2.7)
Nasopharyngitis 17 (11.3) 0
Alanine aminotransferase increased 16 (10.7) 4 (2.7)
Neutropenia 16 (10.7) 11 (7.3)
Abdominal pain, upper 15 (10.0) 0
Aspartate aminotransferase increased 15 (10.0) 3 (2.0)
Bone pain 15 (10.0) 1 (0.7)
Insomnia 15 (10.0) 1 (0.7)
Edema, peripheral 15 (10.0) 0
Hyperhidrosis 14 (9.3) 0
Hypophosphatemia 14 (9.3) 2 (1.3)
Hyperglycemia 13 (8.7) 3 (2.0)
Noncardiac chest pain 13 (8.7) 1 (0.7)
Decreased appetite 12 (8.0) 1 (0.7)
Depression 12 (8.0) 0
Dry eye 12 (8.0) 0
γ-Glutamyltransferase increased 12 (8.0) 3 (2.0)
Hyperuricemia 12 (8.0) 2 (1.3)
Musculoskeletal pain 12 (8.0) 0
Vision blurred 12 (8.0) 0
Anxiety 11 (7.3) 2 (1.3)
Dry skin 11 (7.3) 0
Flank pain 11 (7.3) 0
Muscle spasms 11 (7.3) 0
Oropharyngeal pain 11 (7.3) 0
Weight increased 11 (7.3) 0
Fall 10 (6.7) 1 (0.7)
Dyspepsia 9 (6.0) 0
Hypokalemia 9 (6.0) 1 (0.7)
Influenza 9 (6.0) 1 (0.7)
Memory impairment 9 (6.0) 0
Pleural effusion 9 (6.0) 4 (2.7)
Abdominal discomfort 8 (5.3) 0
Blood creatinine increased 8 (5.3) 0
Urinary tract infection 8 (5.3) 1 (0.7)
*

Data are for all patients who received at least one dose of asciminib.