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. 2021 Jan 8;26(2):295. doi: 10.3390/molecules26020295

Table 3.

Serious adverse events of incidence ≥1% higher in either peretinoin group than in the placebo group, and rates of hepatic neoplasm malignant recurrent.

SOC (MedDRA ver.12.0)
PT (MedDRA ver.12.0)
Adverse Events Adverse Drug Reactions
Placebo Group 300 mg/day
Peretinoin Group
600 mg/day
Peretinoin Group
Placebo Group 300 mg/day
Peretinoin Group
600 mg/day
Peretinoin Group
N = 129 N = 131 N = 132 N = 129 N = 131 N = 132
n % n % n % n % n % n %
Gastrointestinal disorders
Ascites 1 0.8 1 0.8 8 6.1 0 0.0 1 0.8 5 3.8
Varices esophageal 4 3.1 7 5.3 5 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Gastric ulcer hemorrhage 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.8
Gastric varices 0 0.0 2 1.5 1 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Infections and infestations
Urinary tract infection 0 0.0 3 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Hepatobiliary disorders
Hepatic failure 0 0.0 2 1.5 1 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.8 1 0.8
Cardiac disorders
Cardio-respiratory arrest 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.5
Nervous system disorders
Hepatic encephalopathy 0 0.0 2 1.5 2 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.8 0 0.0
General disorders and administration site conditions
Pyrexia 0 0.0 1 0.8 2 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl. cysts and polyps)
Gastric cancer stage 0 0 0.0 1 0.8 3 2.3 0 0.0 1 0.8 0 0.0

n = Number of relevant subjects, N = Total number of subjects.