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. 2021 Apr 1;11:582676. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.582676

Table 2.

Adverse events of three regimes.

N (%) BRAFi BRAFi+MEKi BRAFi+PD-1 antibody
N = 12 N = 12 N = 19
Grade Any* III-IV Any* III-IV Any* III-IV
Any adverse event 12 (100) 4 (33.3) 12 (100) 3 (25.0) 19 (100) 11 (57.9)
Dermatological events
Rash 10 (83.3) 2 (16.7) 8 (66.7) 1 (8.3) 16 (84.2) 7 (36.8)
Palmo–plantar erythrodysesthesia 10 (83.3) 0 2 (16.7) 0 8 (42.1) 2 (10.5)
Alopecia 7 (58.3) 0 0 0 6 (31.6) 0
Pruritus 6 (50.0) 2 (16.7) 6 (50.0) 1 (8.3) 12 (63.2) 3 (15.8)
Photosensitivity reaction 3 (25.0) 0 0 0 6 (31.6) 0
Keratocanthoma 2 (16.7) 0 0 0 8 (42.1) 0
Musculoskeletal events
Arthralgia 7 (58.3) 2 (16.7) 4 (33.3) 1 (8.3) 16 (84.2) 4 (21.1)
Myalgia 5 (41.7) 0 3 (23.1) 0 14 (53.8) 1 (3.8)
Gastrointestinal events
Diarrhea 3 (25.0) 0 1 (8.3) 0 4 (21.1) 0
Nausea 3 (25.0) 0 3 (25.0) 0 3 (15.8) 0
Vomiting 3 (25.0) 0 2 (16.7) 0 3 (15.8) 0
General disorders
Fatigue 4 (33.3) 0 3 (25.0) 0 9 (47.4) 0
Pyrexia 2 (16.7) 0 7 (58.3) 2 (16.7) 4 (21.1) 1 (5.3)
Headache 1 (8.3) 0 2 (16.7) 0 3 (15.8) 0
Dizziness 1 (8.3) 0 2 (16.7) 0 3 (15.8) 0
Investigations/laboratory examinations
Increased alanine aminotransferase level 3 (25.0) 1 (8.3) 4 (33.3) 1 (8.3) 7 (36.8) 0
Increased aspartate aminotransferase level 1 (8.3) 1 (8.3) 3 (25.0) 1 (8.3) 4 (21.1) 0
Increased bilirubin 0 0 0 0 6 (31.6) 0
Increased blood creatinine 1 (8.3) 0 3 (25.0) 0 4 (21.1) 0
Hyperglycemia 3 (25.0) 0 6 (50.0) 0 5 (26.3) 0
Pulmonary events
Cough 0 0 2 (16.7) 0 1 (5.3) 0
Pneumonia 0 0 0 0 1 (5.3) 0
Endocrine dyscrasia
Hypothyroidism 0 0 0 0 3 (15.8) 0
Hyperthyroidism 0 0 0 0 1 (5.3) 0

Any*, any grade; AE, adverse event; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CTC, common toxicity criteria; BRAFi, BRAF inhibitor; MEKi, MEK inhibitor.