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. 2021 Apr;13(4):2618–2627. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.03.120

Table 1. Summary of treatment-related adverse effects for nivolumab + ipilimumab therapy and nivolumab and ipilimumab monotherapy.

Adverse effects Nivolumab + ipilimumab (N=407) [CheckMate-067 (54), -069 (24)] Nivolumab (N=787) [CheckMate-037 (55), -066 (17), -067] Ipilimumab (N=357) [CheckMate-067, -069]
Any grade Grade 3–4 Any grade Grade 3–4 Any grade Grade 3–4
Skin (pruritus, rash, alopecia, vitiligo) 330 30 272 4 254 7
Gastrointestinal (diarrhoea, colitis) 259 79 127 12 163 54
Pulmonary (pneumonitis, dyspnoea) 51 13 14 1 20 1
Endocrine (hypothyroidism, hypophysitis) 73 3 27 0 23 2
Hepatic (raised ALT and AST) 144 62 24 7 27 7
Musculoskeletal (arthalgia, asthenia, myalgia) 52 1 59 0 29 0
Haematological (neutropaenia, thrombocytopaenia, anaemia) NA NA 12 2 NA NA
Miscellaneous (fatigue, pyrexia, headache, chills, nausea and vomiting, increased lipase, constipation, anorexia, abdominal pain, Guillan-Barre syndrome, demyelination, uveitis, transfusion-related reactions, drug hypersensitivity) 557 57 510 13 305 12
Cessation of treatment due to adverse effects 158 31 54