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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 26.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet. 2020 Apr 18;395(10232):1278–1291. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30262-2

Table 2:

Adverse events occurring in at least 10% of patients in any treatment group

Acalabrutinib-obinutuzumab (n=178) Acalabrutinib monotherapy (n=179) Obinutuzumab-chlorambucil (n=169)
Any grade Grade 1–2 Grade ≥3 Any grade Grade 1–2 Grade ≥3 Any grade Grade 1–2 Grade ≥3
Summary of adverse events
Any 171 (96·1%) 46 (25·8%) 125 (70·2%) 170 (95·0%) 81 (45·3%) 89 (49·7%) 167 (98·8%) 49 (29·0%) 118 (69·8%)
Serious 69 (38·8%) 11 (6·2%) 58 (32·6%) 57 (31·8%) 4 (2·2%) 53 (29·6%) 37 (21·9%) 4 (2·4%) 33 (19·5%)
Led to drug discontinuation (any grade) 20 (11·2%) 16 (8·9%) 25 (14·1%)
Most common adverse events
Headache 71 (39·9%) 69 (38·8%) 2 (1·1%) 66 (36·9%) 64 (35·8%) 2 (1·1%) 20 (11·8%) 20 (11·8%) 0
Diarrhoea 69 (38·8%) 61 (34·3%) 8 (4·5%) 62 (34·6%) 61 (34·1%) 1 (0·6%) 36 (21·3%) 33 (19·5%) 3 (1·8%)
Neutropenia 56 (31·5%) 3 (1·7%) 53 (29·8%) 19 (10·6%) 2 (1·1%) 17 (9·5%) 76 (45·0%) 6 (3·6%) 70 (41·4%)
Fatigue 50 (28·4%) 47 (26·4%) 3 (1·7%) 33 (18·4%) 31 (17·3%) 2 (1·1%) 29 (17·2%) 28 (16·6%) 1 (0·6%)
Contusion 42 (23·6%) 42 (23·6%) 0 27 (15·1%) 27 (15·1%) 0 7 (4·1%) 7 (4·1%) 0
Arthralgia 39 (21·9%) 37 (20·8%) 2 (1·1%) 28 (15·6%) 27 (15·1%) 1 (0·6%) 8 (4·7%) 6 (3·6%) 2 (1·7%)
Cough 39 (21·9%) 39 (21·9%) 0 33 (18·4%) 32 (17·9%) 1 (0·6%) 15 (8·9%) 15 (8·9%) 0
Upper respiratory tract infection 38 (21·3%) 34 (19·1%) 4 (2·2%) 33 (18·4%) 33 (18·4%) 0 14 (8·3%) 13 (7·7%) 1 (0·6%)
Nausea 36 (20·2%) 36 (20·2%) 0 40 (22·3%) 40 (22·3%) 0 53 (31·4%) 53 (31·4%) 0
Dizziness 32 (18·0%) 32 (18·0%) 0 21 (11·7%) 21 (11·7%) 0 10 (5·9%) 10 (5·9%) 0
Back pain 25 (14·0%) 24 (13·5%) 1 (0·6%) 25 (14·0%) 23 (12·8%) 2 (1·1%) 14 (8·3%) 13 (7·7%) 1 (0·6%)
Constipation 25 (14·0%) 25 (14·0%) 0 20 (11·2%) 20 (11·2%) 0 17 (10·1%) 16 (9·5%) 1 (0·6%)
Infusion-related reaction 24 (13·5%) 20 (11·2%) 4 (2·2%) 0 0 0 67 (39·6%) 58 (34·3%) 9 (5·3%)
Vomiting 24 (13·5%) 23 (12·9%) 1 (0·6%) 22 (12·3%) 21 (11·7%) 1 (0·6%) 19 (11·2%) 18 (10·7%) 1 (0·6%)
Pyrexia 23 (12·9%) 23 (12·9%) 0 12 (6·7%) 11 (6·1%) 1 (0·6%) 35 (20·7%) 34 (20·4%) 1 (0·6%)
Thrombocytopenia 23 (12·9%) 8 (4·5%) 15 (8·4%) 13 (7·3%) 8 (4·5%) 5 (2·8%) 24 (14·2%) 4 (2·4%) 20 (11·8%)
Oedema peripheral 22 (12·4%) 21 (11·8%) 1 (0·6%) 16 (8·9%) 15 (8·4%) 1 (0·6%) 12 (7·1%) 12 (7·1%) 0
Pain in extremity 22 (12·4%) 21 (11·8%) 1 (0·6%) 11 (6·1%) 11 (6·1%) 0 7 (4·1%) 7 (4·1%) 0
Urinary tract infection 22 (12·4%) 21 (11·8%) 1 (0·6%) 22 (12·3%) 19 (10·6%) 3 (1·7%) 8 (4·7%) 8 (4·7%) 0
Anaemia 21 (11·8%) 11 (6·2%) 10 (5·6%) 25 (14·0%) 13 (7·3%) 12 (6·7%) 20 (11·8%) 8 (4·7%) 12 (7·1%)
Rash 21 (11·8%) 20 (11·2%) 1 (0·6%) 25 (14·0%) 24 (13·4%) 1 (0·6%) 8 (4·7%) 8 (4·7%) 0
Chills 20 (11·2%) 20 (11·2%) 0 8 (4·5%) 8 (4·5%) 0 14 (8·3%) 13 (7·7%) 1 (0·6%)
Nasopharyngitis 20 (11·2%) 19 (10·7%) 1 (0·6%) 17 (9·5%) 17 (9·5%) 0 7 (4·1%) 7 (4·1%) 0
Pneumonia 19 (10·7%) 9 (5·1%) 10 (5·6%) 13 (7·3%) 9 (5·0%) 4 (2·2%) 5 (3·0%) 2 (1·7%) 3 (1·8%)
Decreased appetite 18 (10·1%) 18 (10·1%) 0 10 (5·6%) 10 (5·6%) 0 13 (7·7%) 12 (7·1%) 1 (0·6%)
Dyspnoea 15 (8·4%) 15 (8·4%) 0 12 (6·7%) 9 (5·0%) 3 (1·7%) 17 (10·1%) 14 (8·3%) 3 (1·8%)

Data are n (%).