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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 7.
Published in final edited form as: N Engl J Med. 2021 Feb 18;384(7):630–642. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2008283

Table 3.

Adverse Events.*

Event Trial L1 Trial L2
Placebo (N = 127) Relugolix Combination Therapy (N = 128) Delayed Relugolix Combination Therapy (N = 132) Placebo (N = 129) Relugolix Combination Therapy (N = 126) Delayed Relugolix Combination Therapy (N = 126)
number of participants with event (percent)
Any adverse event 84 (66) 79 (62) 96 (73) 76 (59) 76 (60) 90 (71)
Adverse event leading to discontinuation 5 (4) 7 (5) 16 (12) 6 (5) 3 (2) 14 (11)
Serious adverse event 2 (2) 7 (5) 3 (2) 4 (3) 1 (1) 2 (2)
Adverse event reported in >5% of participants in any group
 Hot flash 10 (8) 14 (11) 47 (36) 5 (4) 7 (6) 44 (35)
 Headache 19 (15) 14 (11) 14 (11) 15 (12) 11 (9) 28 (22)
 Hypertension 0 7 (5) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 7 (6)
 Arthralgia 4 (3) 4 (3) 7 (5) 4 (3) 1 (1) 8 (6)
 Cough 7 (6) 1 (1) 0 4 (3) 0 1 (1)
 Nausea 6 (5) 4 (3) 5 (4) 10 (8) 6 (5) 4 (3)
 Upper respiratory tract infection 3 (2) 1 (1) 7 (5) 7 (5) 6 (5) 3 (2)
 Anemia 6 (5) 4 (3) 0 8 (6) 2 (2) 2 (2)
 Fatigue 5 (4) 4 (3) 6 (5) 2 (2) 1 (1) 7 (6)
*

Adverse events were coded with the use of the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities, version 22.0. The severity of adverse events was evaluated by the investigator according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology for Adverse Events, version 5.0. No group in either trial had an incidence of hyperhidrosis or night sweats of more than 3%. There were no deaths in either trial.