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. 2021 Jul 1;12:529–550. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S317966

Table 3.

Toxicity Profile of Belantamab

Author, Year Title Subgroups Hematological AE Non Hematological AE
Grade 1–2 Grade =/> 3 Grade 1–2 Grade =/> 3
Trudel, 201917 Antibody–drug conjugate, GSK2857916, in
RRMM: an update on safety and efficacy from dose expansion phase I study
Part 2 (n=35) Tcp: 10/35 (29%)
Anemia: 4/35 (11%)
Tcp: 12/35 (34%)
Anemia: 6/35 (17%)
Blurred vision: 17/35 (49%)
Cough: 14/35 (40%)
Dry eye: 12/35 (34%)
Inc AST: 11/35 (31%)
Nausea: 11/35 (31%)
Photophobia: 10/35 (29%)
Pyrexia: 10/35 (29%)
Chills: 9/35 (26%)
Diarrhea: 8/35 (23%)
Fatigue: 8/23 (23%)
URTI: 8/35 (23%)
Inc ALT: 7/35 (20%)
Constipation: 6/35 (17%)
Inc ALP: 6/35 (17%)
Back pain: 5/35 (14%)
Inc GGT: 5/35 (14%)
Arthralgia: 5/35 (14%)
Dyspnea: 5/35 (14%)
Contusion: 5/35 (14%)
Decreased appetite: 5/35 (14%)
Headache: 5/35 (14%)
Sinusitis: 5/35 (14%)
Diarrhea: 4/35 (11%)
Lonial, 202015 Belantamab mafodotin for RRMM (DREAMM-2): a two-arm, randomised, open-label,
phase 2 study
Belantamab mafodotin 2.5 mg/kg group (n=95) Infusion related reactionsa: 17/95 (18%)
Tcp: 14/95 (15%)
Tcp: 19/95 (20%)
Anemia: 19/95 (20%)
Lymphopenia: 12/95 (13%)
Keratopathy or changes to corneal epithelium: 41/95 (43%).
Nausea: 23/95 (24%)
Fever: 18/95 (19%)
Blurred vision: 17/95 (18%)
Inc AST: 17/95 (18%)
Fatigue: 13/95 (14%)
Dry Eye: 12/95 (13%)
Constipation: 12/95 (13%)
Diarrhea: 11/95 (12%)
Dec Appetite: 11/95 (12%)
Arthralgia: 10/95 (11%)
Keratopathy or changes to corneal epithelium: 26/95
(27%).
Belantamab mafodotin 3.4 mg/kg group (n=99) Tcp: 24/99 (24%)
Infusion related reactionsa: 15/99 (15%)
Hypercalcemia: 13/99 (13%)
Anemia: 12/99 (12%)
Neutropenia: 12/99 (12%)
Tcp: 34/99 (34%)
Anemia: 25/99 (25%)
Neutropenia: 15/99 (15%)
Keratopathy or changes to corneal epithelium: 53/99 (54%)
Nausea: 31/99 (31%)
Blurred vision: 28/99 (28%)
Dry eye: 23/99 (23%)
Fever: 21/99 (21%)
Fatigue: 21/99 (21%)
Vomiting: 20/99 (20%)
Cough: 19/99 (19%)
Inc AST: 18/99 (18%)
Epistaxis: 17/99 (17%)
Dec Appetite: 16/99 (16%)
URTI: 16/99 (16%)
Diarrhea: 14/99 (14%)
Headache: 13/99 (13%)
Inc ALP: 12/99 (12%)
Hypokalemia: 11/99 (11%)
Pain in extremity: 11/99 (11%)
Inc blood creatinine: 10/99 (10%)
Keratopathy or changes to corneal epithelium: 21/99 (21%)
Pneumonia: 11/99 (11%)

Notes: aInfusion-related reactions (considered an adverse event of special interest) includes preferred terms infusion-related reaction, pyrexia, chills, diarrhea, nausea, asthenia, hypertension, lethargy, tachycardia, vomiting, cough, and hypotension occurring within 24 hours of infusion.

Abbreviations: AE, adverse events; Tcp, Thrombocytopenia; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, Alanine transaminase; GGT, Gamma-glutamyl transferase; URTI, Upper respiratory tract infection; Inc, increased.