Table 2.
Common all-causality AES ( ≥ 15% in either arm) in MONALEESA-2, -3 and -7 (pooled data, safety set).
| n (%) | Ribociclib + endocrine therapya, n = 1065 | Placebo + endocrine therapy, n = 818 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade (CTCAE v4.03) | All | 3 | 4 | All | 3 | 4 |
| Any AE | 1052 (99) | 699 (66) | 158 (15) | 782 (96) | 245 (30) | 26 (3) |
| Haematologic AEs | ||||||
| Neutropeniab | 788 (74) | 550 (52) | 91 (9) | 43 (5) | 12 (1) | 1 (<1) |
| Leukopeniac | 330 (31) | 180 (17) | 13 (1) | 36 (4) | 7 (1) | 0 |
| Anaemiad | 200 (19) | 28 (3) | 2 (<1) | 51 (6) | 12 (1) | 0 |
| Non-haematologic AEs | ||||||
| Nausea | 475 (45) | 15 (1) | 0 | 219 (27) | 4 (<1) | 0 |
| Fatigue | 348 (33) | 19 (2) | 1 (<1) | 249 (30) | 4 (<1) | 0 |
| Diarrhoea | 317 (30) | 16 (2) | 0 | 176 (22) | 5 (1) | 0 |
| Arthralgia | 310 (29) | 7 (1) | 1 (<1) | 243 (30) | 8 (1) | 0 |
| Vomiting | 284 (27) | 21 (2) | 0 | 128 (16) | 3 (<1) | 0 |
| Alopecia | 256 (24) | 0 | 0 | 97 (12) | 0 | 0 |
| Constipation | 253 (24) | 8 (1) | 0 | 129 (16) | 0 | 0 |
| Headache | 252 (24) | 5 (<1) | 0 | 177 (22) | 4 (<1) | 0 |
| Hot flush | 223 (21) | 2 (<1) | 0 | 200 (24) | 0 | 0 |
| Cough | 218 (21) | 0 | 0 | 132 (16) | 0 | 0 |
| Back pain | 211 (20) | 20 (2) | 0 | 153 (19) | 7 (1) | 0 |
| Rash | 187 (18) | 6 (1) | 0 | 63 (8) | 0 | 0 |
| Pruritus | 169 (16) | 3 (<1) | 0 | 47 (6) | 0 | 0 |
| Decreased appetite | 163 (15) | 6 (1) | 0 | 101 (12) | 1 (<1) | 0 |
| Increased ALT | 161 (15) | 71 (7) | 15 (1) | 48 (6) | 8 (1) | 0 |
AE adverse event, ALT alanine transferase, CTCAE Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.
aPatients from MONALEESA-2 (ribociclib plus letrozole group), MONALEESA-3 (ribociclib plus fulvestrant group) and MONALEESA-7 (ribociclib plus non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor group).
b“Neutropenia” includes “neutropenia,” “decreased neutrophil count,” “febrile neutropenia,” “granulocytopenia” and “neutropenia sepsis.”
c“Leukopenia” includes “leukopenia,” “decreased white blood cell count,” “lymphopenia” and “decreased lymphocyte count.”
d“Anaemia” includes “anaemia,” “decreased haemoglobin,” “macrocytic anaemia” and “decreased red blood cell count.”