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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Cyst Fibros. 2020 Jun 23;20(2):228–233. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2020.06.001

Table 3.

Overview of TEAEs

Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor (n = 50) Placebo (n = 47)
Total no. of TEAEs 124 155
Participants with any TEAEs, n (%) 37 (74.0) 39 (83.0)
 Participants with TEAEs related or possibly related to study druga 10 (20.0) 16 (34.0)
Participants with serious TEAEs, n (%) 5 (10.0) 9 (19.1)
 Participants with serious TEAEs related to study druga 0 1 (2.1)
Participants with TEAEs leading to treatment discontinuation, n (%) b 2 (4.0) 1 (2.1)
Participants with TEAEs leading to treatment interruption, n (%) 1 (2.0) 1 (2.1)
Participants with TEAEs leading to death, n (%) b 1 (2.0) 0
 Participants with TEAEs related to study drug leading to death 0 0
Participants with TEAEs by maximum severity, n (%)
 Mild 16 (32.0) 20 (42.6)
 Moderate 18 (36.0) 16 (34.0)
 Severe 2 (4.0) 3 (6.4)
 Life-threateningb 1 (2.0) 0
Most frequent TEAEs (≥10% in any group) by preferred term, n (%)
 Cough 9 (18.0) 8 (17.0)
 Infective pulmonary exacerbation of cystic fibrosis 7 (14.0) 13 (27.7)
 Headache 6 (12.0) 7 (14.9)
 Nasopharyngitis 6 (12.0) 0
 Constipation 5 (10.0) 0
 Dyspnea 5 (10.0) 5 (10.6)
 Abdominal pain upper 4 (8.0) 5 (10.6)
 Sputum increased 2 (4.0) 5 (10.6)
SAEs by preferred term, n (%)
 Infective pulmonary exacerbation of cystic fibrosis 3 (6.0) 7 (14.9)
 Constipation 1 (2.0) 0
 Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome 1 (2.0) 0
 Sepsis 1 (2.0) 0
 Suicidal ideation 1 (2.0) 0
 Lower respiratory tract infection 0 1 (2.1)
 Musculoskeletal chest pain 0 1 (2.1)
 Pericardial effusion 0 1 (2.1)
 Pleuritic pain 0 1 (2.1)

SAE, serious adverse event; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event.

a

As deemed related or possibly related by the investigator.

b

Due to postinfluenza sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, resulting in a fatal outcome deemed not related to study drug by the investigator.