Table 4 -.
Age subgroups |
Age/ECOG PS2 subgroups |
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Age ≥65 yr (n = 302) | Age ≥75 yr (n = 179) | Age ≥65 yr + ECOG PS2 (n = 119) | Age ≥75 yr + ECOG PS2 (n = 78) | |
AE summary, n (%) | ||||
TRAE, any grade | 210 (70) | 125 (70) | 72 (61) | 50 (64) |
TRAE, grades 3–5 | 66 (22) | 36 (20) | 23 (19) | 13 (17) |
Serious TRAEs | 34 (11) | 21 (12) | 13 (11) | 7 (9) |
Immune-mediated AE a | 78 (26) | 39 (22) | 23 (19) | 18 (23) |
Discontinuations because of a TRAE | 28 (9) | 17 (10) | 10 (8) | 6 (8) |
Discontinuations because of a serious TRAE | 12 (4) | 9 (5) | 4 (3) | 2 (3) |
Deaths because of a TRAE | 1 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 0 | 0 |
TRAEs (any grade) occurring in ≥5% of patients in any subgroup, n (%) | ||||
Fatigue | 57 (19) | 32 (18) | 12 (10) | 8 (10) |
Pruritus | 56 (19) | 33 (18) | 15 (13) | 12 (15) |
Rash | 35 (12) | 16 (9) | 9 (8) | 6 (8) |
Decreased appetite | 35 (12) | 23 (13) | 9 (8) | 7 (9) |
Hypothyroidism | 30 (10) | 11 (6) | 6 (5) | 6 (8) |
Diarrhea | 28 (9) | 13 (7) | 11 (9) | 6 (8) |
Nausea | 25 (8) | 11 (6) | 8 (7) | 3 (4) |
Asthenia | 14 (5) | 9 (5) | 8 (7) | 5 (6) |
ALT level increased | 13 (4) | 9 (5) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) |
AST level increased | 14 (5) | 11 (6) | 4 (3) | 4 (5) |
Pneumonitis | 14 (5) | 9 (5) | 7 (6) | 4 (5) |
Pyrexia | 11 (4) | 6 (3) | 6 (5) | 3 (4) |
Dysgeusia | 11 (4) | 7 (4) | 4 (3) | 4 (5) |
TRAEs (grades 3–5) occurring in ≥2 patients in any subgroup, n (%) | ||||
All | 66 (22) | 36 (20) | 23 (19) | 13 (17) |
Myocarditis | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Colitis | 4 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
Diarrhea | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) |
Asthenia | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) |
Fatigue | 8 (3) | 6 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) |
Autoimmune hepatitis | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Hepatitis | 5 (2) | 4 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
ALT level increased | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 |
AST level increased | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
ALP level increased | 6 (2) | 3 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) |
Decreased appetite | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Dehydration | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
Hyperglycemia | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
Type 1 diabetes mellitus | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
Muscular weakness | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Pneumonitis | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (3) | 1 (1) |
Pruritus | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) |
Immune-mediated AEs (any grade) occurring in ≥2% of patients in any subgroup, n (%) | ||||
Hypothyroidism | 34 (11) | 13 (7) | 6 (5) | 6 (8) |
Pneumonitis | 15 (5) | 10 (6) | 8 (7) | 5 (6) |
Hyperthyroidism | 10 (3) | 7 (4) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) |
Pruritus | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) |
Hepatitis | 5 (2) | 4 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
AE = adverse event; ECOG PS = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; TRAE = treatment-related adverse event.
AEs of potentially drug-related immunologic causes reported regardless of attribution by the investigator.