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. 2021 Apr 13;21:399. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08156-1

Table 2.

Key adverse events

Variable, n% PE (n = 100) PA (n = 106) HR (95%) p-value
Immune-related event 21 (21%) 16 (15.1) 2.00 (0.21–3.53) 0.271
Hypothyroidism 11 (11.0) 8 (7.5) 4.00 (0.38–2.71) 0.393
Hyperthyroidism 7 (7.0) 5 (4.7) 1.00 (0.12–3.43) 0.485
Thyroiditis 3 (3.0) 2 (1.9) 2.00 (0.37–4.81) 0.605
Pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease 3 (3.0) 2 (1.9) 2.00 (0.74–4.35) 0.605
Vitiligo 1 (1.0) 1 (0.9) 4.00 (0.28–6.54) 1.000
Colitis 2 (2.0) 2 (1.9) 3.00 (0.43–4.22) 0.953
Fatigue (asthenia) 7 (7.0) 1 (0.9) 3.00 (1.79–3.88) 0.025a
Musculoskeletal eventb 9 (9.0) 1 (0.9) 5.00 (3.65–6.85) 0.007a
Fracturec 1 (1.0) 4 (3.8) 3.00 (0.31–4.76) 0.196
Hypertensiond 1 (1.0) 2 (1.9) 2.00 (0.28–3.41) 1.000
Fall 2 (2.0) 1 (0.9) 2.00 (0.83–3.73) 0.612
Cognitive and memory impairmente 2 (2.0) 1 (0.9) 2.00 (0.14–3.47) 0.612
Cardiovascular event 2 (1.0) 2 (1.9) 3.00 (0.27–4.19) 0.953

aStatistically significant

bincluded musculoskeletal pain, pain in extremity, arthralgia, myalgia, stiffness, muscular weakness, and muscle spasms; c included bone and joint injuries; d included hypertensive retinopathy, increased blood pressure, systolic hypertension, and hypertensive crisis; e included cognitive disorders, amnesia, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, senile dementia, mental impairment, and vascular dementia

PE pembrolizumab plus enzalutamide, PA pembrolizumab alone, HR Hazard ratio