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. 2022 Mar 30;12:838870. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.838870

Table 3.

Adverse events of regorafenib treatment.

Monotherapy group (n = 116) Chemo group (n = 28) Immune group (n = 33) p-value#
Any grade Grade1–2 Grade ≥3 Any grade Grade1–2 Grade ≥3 Any grade Grade1–2 Grade ≥3
Any event* 100 (86.2%) 52 (44.8%) 48 (41.3%) 25 (89.3%) 12 (42.8%) 13 (46.4%) 29 (87.9%) 15 (45.4%) 14 (42.4%) 0.89
Hand–foot skin reaction 45 (38.8%) 29 (25%) 16 (13.8%) 13 (46.4%) 8 (28.6%) 5 (17.8%) 13 (39.4%) 9 (27.3%) 4 (12.1%) 0.75
Rash 6 (5.2%) 5 (4.3%) 1 (0.8%) 2 (7.1%) 1 (3.5%) 1 (3.5%) 1 (3%) 0 (0) 1 (3%) 0.76
Oral mucositis 4 (3.4%) 3 (2.6%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (3.5%) 1 (3.5%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.55
Fatigue 23 (19.8%) 18 (15.5%) 5 (4.3%) 6 (21.4%) 6 (21.4%) 0 (0) 10 (30.3%) 8 (24.2%) 2 (6.1%) 0.43
Hypertension 11 (9.5%) 7 (6%) 4 (3.4%) 1 (3.6%) 1 (3.5%) 0 (0) 6 (18.2%) 5 (15.2%) 1 (3%) 0.15
Proteinuria 8 (6.9%) 6 (5.2%) 2 (1.7%) 2 (7.1%) 2 (7.1%) 0 (0) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 0 (0) 0.70
Elevated liver enzymes 22 (18.9%) 15 (12.9%) 7 (6%) 6 (21.4%) 3 (10.7%) 3 (10.7%) 7 (21.2%) 4 (12.1%) 3 (9.1%) 0.93
Diarrhea 3 (2.6%) 2 (1.7%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (3.5%) 1 (3.5%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.59
Decreased appetite 12 (10.3%) 10 (8.6%) 2 (1.7%) 3 (10.7%) 3 (10.7%) 0 (0) 3 (9.1%) 3 (9.1%) 0 (0) 0.97
Leucopenia 10 (8.6%) 7 (6%) 3 (2.6%) 5 (17.8%) 3 (10.7%) 2 (7.1%) 2 (6.1%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 0.24
Thrombocytopenia 8 (6.9%) 5 (4.3%) 3 (2.6%) 5 (17.8%) 3 (10.7%) 2 (7.1%) 2 (6.1%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 0.14
Other 5 (4.3%) 2 (1.7%) 3 (2.6%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (12.1%) 3 (9.1%) 1(3%) 0.08

Data presented as No. (%).

*For patients with more than one adverse event, only the highest grade of the most severe event is shown.

Others include ileus (n = 2), hoarseness (n = 2) and myalgia (n = 1) in the monotherapy group; hypothyroidism (n = 1), hoarseness (n = 1), lipase elevate (n = 1) and myocardial enzyme elevation (n = 1) in the immune group.

#p-value was calculated using any grade of AEs.