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. 2021 Apr 20;8(4):426–440. doi: 10.1093/nop/npab026

Table 4.

TTFields-Related Local Adverse Events

Source Diagnosis Patients, No. Mild-Moderate dAEs Severe dAEs Headache Heat Sensation Electric Sensation
Kirson et al. 2007 rGBM 10 90%
Kirson et al. 2009 ndGBM 10 100% 20%
Stupp et al. 2012 (EF-11) rGBM 120 16%
Mrugala et al. 2014 (PRiDe) rGBM 457 24.30% 5.70% 11.30% 7.70%
Stupp et al. 2017 (EF-14) ndGBM 456 52% 2%
Onken et al. 2019 ndGBM + rGBM 30 40% 3%
Korshoej et al. 2019 rGBM 15 47% 60%
Lazaridis et al. 2020 ndGBM 16 37%
Song et al. 2020 ndGBM 10 80% 30%
Bokstein et al. 2020 ndGBM 10 80%
Zhu et al. 2020 (EF-19) rGBM 192 36%
Shi et al. 2020 ndGBM 5887 40% <1% 8% 11% 11%
rGBM 4345 31% 7% 10% 9%

Abbreviations: dAEs, dermatologic adverse events; rGBM, recurrent glioblastoma; ndGBM, newly diagnosed glioblastoma.