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. 2021 Dec 3;12:758992. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.758992

TABLE 2.

Pooled incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events.

AEs Treatment All grades Grades≥3
Included study Pooled rate (95%Cl) p-value Included study Pooled rate (95%Cl) p-value
Hematological SEL + DEX + PIs 4 35%, 95%CI (28%,42%) 4 0.31%,95%CI (0.22%,40%)
SEL + DEX 2 49%, 95%CI (41%,58%) 2 28%, 95%CI (18%,39%)
Overall 6 45%, 95%CI (36%,45%) 6 30%, 95%CI (23%,36%)
Thrombocytopenia SEL + DEX + PIs 4 64%, 95%CI (53%,76%) 0.19 4 52%, 95%CI (38%,67%) 0.41
SEL + DEX 2 73%, 95%CI (67%,79%) 2 59%, 95%CI (52%,66%)
Overall 6 68%, 95%CI (60%,76%) 6 54%, 95%CI (44%,65%)
Anemia SEL + DEX + PIs 4 45%, 95%CI (26%,65%) 0.31 4 16%, 95%CI (11%,21%) 0.02
SEL + DEX 2 59%, 95%CI (41%,77%) 2 36%, 95%CI (20%,52%)
Overall 6 50%, 95%CI (34%,66%) 6 25%, 95%CI (14%,36%)
Lymphopenia SEL + DEX + PIs 1 52%, 95%CI (31%,74%) 1 33%, 95%CI (13%,53%)
SEL + DEX 2 18%, 95%CI (12%,23%) 2 11%, 95%CI (7%,16%)
Overall 3 25%, 95%CI (12%,39%) 3 14%, 95%CI (6%,21%)
Neutropenia SEL + DEX + PIs 4 24%, 95%CI (13%,34%) 0.07 4 21%, 95%CI (8%,34%) 0.93
SEL + DEX 2 36%, 95%CI (28%,44%) 2 22%, 95%CI (16%,27%)
Overall 6 29%, 95%CI (18%,40%) 6 21%, 95%CI (13%,29%)
Leukopenia SEL + DEX + PIs 0 0
SEL + DEX 2 35%, 95%CI (29%,42%) 2 14%, 95%CI (9%,19%)
Overall 2 35%, 95%CI (29%,42%) 2 14%, 95%CI (9%,19%)
Non-hematological SEL + DEX + PIs 35%, 95%CI (28%,42%) - 5%, 95%CI (3%,7%) -
SEL + DEX 49%, 95%CI (41%,58%) 8%, 95%CI (5%,11%)
Overall 40%, 95%CI (34%,47%) 30%, 95%CI (23%,36%)
Fatigue SEL + DEX + PIs 4 59%, 95%CI (41%,77%) 0.34 4 13%, 95%CI (9%,17%) 0.04
SEL + DEX 2 69%, 95%CI (59%,79%) 2 20%, 95%CI (10%,30%)
Overall 6 62%, 95%CI (49%,76%) 6 16%, 95%CI (12%,20%)
Nausea SEL + DEX + PIs 4 52%, 95%CI (46%,58%) <0.00001 3 7%, 95%CI (4%,10%) 0.52
SEL + DEX 2 72%, 95%CI (66%,78) 2 9%, 95%CI (5%,13%)
Overall 6 61%, 95%CI (51%,72%) 5 8%, 95%CI (5%,10%)
Decreased appetite SEL + DEX + PIs 3 33%, 95%CI (6%,60%) 0.14 2 3%, 95%CI (1%,6%) 0.86
SEL + DEX 2 53%, 95%CI (47%,60%) 2 4%, 95%CI (1%,6%)
Overall 5 41%, 95%CI (22%,60%) 4 3%, 95%CI (2%,5%)
Hyponatremia SEL + DEX + PIs 3 12%, 95%CI (4%,21%) <0.00001 2 5%, 95%CI (−0%,10%) p < 0.0001
SEL + DEX 2 39%, 95%CI (32%,45%) 2 22%, 95%CI (16%,27%)
Overall 5 25%, 95%CI (10%,40%) 4 13%, 95%CI (3%,23%)
Dyspnoea SEL + DEX + PIs 2 29%, 95%CI (−13%,72%) 2 1%, 95%CI (-0%,2%)
SEL + DEX 1 22%, 95%CI (15%,29% 1 4%, 95%CI (1%,8%)
Overall 3 24%, 95%CI (8%,40%) 3 2%, 95%CI (-1%,5%)
Diarrhea SEL + DEX + PIs 4 35%, 95%CI (27%,44%) 0.09 2 6%, 95%CI (3%,9%) 0.91
SEL + DEX 2 45%, 95%CI (38%,51%) 3 6%, 95%CI (3%,10%)
Overall 6 39%, 95%CI (32%,46%) 5 6%, 95%CI (4%,9%)
Vomiting SEL + DEX + PIs 4 23%, 95%CI (18%,28%) <0.0001 3 4%, 95%CI (1%,66%) 0.82
SEL + DEX 2 41%, 95%CI (34%,47%) 2 3%, 95%CI (1%,6%)
Overall 6 32%, 95%CI (22%,41%) 5 4%, 95%CI (2%,5%)
weight loss SEL + DEX + PIs 3 17%, 95%CI (3%,31%) 0.03 1 2%, 95%CI (0%,4%)
SEL + DEX 2 42%, 95%CI (25%,59%) 2 1%, 95%CI (-0%,2%)
Overall 5 27%, 95%CI (12%,41%) 3 1%, 95%CI (0%,2%)

Bold values indicates the classification of the adverse events.