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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 16.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Nov;132(5):1252–1264. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002933

Table 3.

Summary of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

300 mg Elagolix Twice Daily
600 mg Elagolix Daily
Placebo (n=65) Without Add-Back (n=65) +0.5 mg E2/0.1 mg NETA (n=64) +1.0 mg E2/0.5 mg NETA (n=65) Placebo (n=78) Without Add-Back (n=77) +0.5 mg E2/0.1 mg NETA (n=76) +1.0 mg E2/0.5 mg NETA (n=77)
Any AE 47 (72) 52 (80) 47 (73) 48 (74) 53 (68) 67 (87) 56 (74) 55 (71)
Any serious AE 6 (9.2) 3 (4.6) 3 (4.7) 1 (1.5) 1 (1.3) 5 (6.5) 3 (3.9) 4 (5.2)
Any discontinuation resulting from AE 7 (11) 4 (6.2) 2 (3.1) 6 (9.2) 1 (1.3) 11 (14) 7 (9.2) 9 (12)
AEs occurring in 5% or greater of women*
 Hot flush 2 (3.1) 29 (45) 16 (25) 7 (11) 4 (5.1) 38 (49) 14 (18) 11 (14)
 Headache 6 (9.2) 8 (12) 9 (14) 13 (20) 8 (10) 13(17) 11 (15) 14 (18)
 Nausea 6 (9.2) 4 (6.2) 4 (6.3) 12 (19) 3 (3.8) 10 (13) 12 (16) 20 (26)
 Insomnia 1 (1.5) 7 (11) 5 (7.8) 0
 Urinary tract infection 2 (3.1) 2 (3.1) 5 (7.8) 4 (6.2)
 Back pain 6 (9.2) 5 (7.7) 2 (3.1) 3 (4.6) 2 (2.6) 6 (7.8) 6 (7.9) 7 (9.1)
 Fatigue 2 (3.1) 3 (4.6) 4 (6.3) 3 (4.6)
 Menorrhagia 2 (3.1) 3 (4.6) 3 (4.7) 4 (6.2)
 Pain in extremity 2 (3.1) 4 (6.2) 2 (3.1) 4 (6.2)
 Anemia 7 (9.0) 4 (5.2) 6 (7.9) 5 (6.5)
 Diarrhea 4 (5.1) 5 (6.5) 3 (3.9) 4 (5.2)
 Dizziness 3 (3.8) 3 (3.9) 4 (5.3) 5 (6.5)
 Vomiting 4 (5.1) 4 (5.2) 3 (3.9) 5 (6.5)
Maximum hot flush severity
 Mild 1 18 11 5 2 22 12 11
 Moderate 1 9 4 2 1 14 2 0
 Severe 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
Discontinuation as a result of hot flush 0 2 (3.1) 1 (1.6) 0 0 3 (3.9) 0 0

E2, estradiol; NETA, norethindrone acetate; AE, adverse event.

Data are n (%) or n.

There was no statistical comparison between treatment groups.

*

MedDRA preferred terms in descending order for elagolix overall in cohort 1, then cohort 2.

Preferred terms with an incidence below 5%.