Table 3. Summary of bevacizumab-related adverse events.
| Bevacizumab-related adverse event | CisPemBev, N=131, n [%] | CarPacBev, N=66, n [%] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any grade | Grade 3 | Any grade | Grade 3 | ||
| Hemorrhage/bleeding | |||||
| Epistaxis | 19 [15] | 0 [0] | 18 [27] | 0 [0] | |
| Duodenum hemorrhage | 1 [1] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | |
| Esophagus hemorrhage | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 1 [2] | 0 [0] | |
| Oral cavity hemorrhage | 1 [1] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | |
| Anal hemorrhage | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 1 [2] | 0 [0] | |
| Hemorrhoidal hemorrhage | 1 [1] | 0 [0] | 1 [2] | 0 [0] | |
| Tracheal hemorrhage | 1 [1] | 1 [1] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | |
| Bronchopulmonary hemorrhage | 1 [1] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | |
| Vascular | |||||
| Thrombosis | 3 [2] | 1 [1] | 1 [2] | 0 [0] | |
| Cardiac general | |||||
| Hypertension | 93 [71] | 39 [30] | 36 [55] | 15 [23] | |
| Congestive heart failure | 1 [1] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | |
| Metabolic/laboratory | |||||
| Proteinuria | 66 [50] | 0 [0] | 36 [55] | 0 [0] | |
There were no grade 4 or 5 bevacizumab-related events. Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v3.0. CarPacBev, carboplatin + paclitaxel + bevacizumab; CisPemBev, cisplatin + pemetrexed + bevacizumab.