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. 2022 Mar 9;11(4):368–382. doi: 10.1159/000523849

Table 3.

Safety profiles and treatment discontinuations

AE Total (211)
Child-Pugh grade A (166)
Child-Pugh grade B (45)
LEN + DEB-TACE (142)
LEN (69)
LEN + DEB-TACE (115)
LEN (51)
LEN + DEB-TACE (27)
LEN (18)
any grade grade ≥3 any grade grade ≥3 any grade grade ≥3 any grade grade ≥3 any grade grade ≥3 any grade grade ≥3
Hypertension, n (%) 48 (33.8) 12 (8.5) 21 (30.4) 7 (10.1) 35 (30.4) 9 (7.83) 15 (29.4) 5 (9.8) 13 (48.1) 3 (11.1) 6 (33.3) 2 (11.1)
Proteinuria, n (%) 44 (30.9) 15 (10.6) 16 (23.2) 6 (8.6) 33 (28.7) 11 (9.6) 13 (25.5) 5 (9.80) 11 (40.7) 4 (14.8) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.60)
Hand-foot syndrome, n (%) 12 (8.40) 0 6 (8.70) 1 (1.4) 10 (8.7) 0 4 (7.8) 1 (1.90) 2 (7.4) 0 2 (11.1) 0
Diarrhea, n (%) 52 (36.6) 12 (8.4) 21 (30.4) 8 (11.6) 41 (35.7) 10 (8.7) 15 (29.4) 6 (11.7) 11 (40.7) 2 (7.40) 6 (33.3) 2 (11.1)
Anorexia, n (%) 68 (47.8) 12 (8.5) 31 (44.9) 5 (7.2) 54 (47.0) 8 (7.0) 21 (41.2) 2 (3.90) 14 (51.9) 4 (14.8) 10 (55.6) 3 (16.7)
Nausea, n (%) 54 (38.0) 10 (7.0) 28 (40.7) 9 (13.4) 42 (36.5) 7 (6.1) 23 (45.1) 6 (11.7) 12 (44.4) 3 (11.1) 5 (27.8) 3 (16.7)
Fatigue, n (%) 57 (40.1) 1 (0.70) 32 (46.4) 2 (2.90) 38 (33.0) 0 23 (45.1) 0 19 (70) 1 (3.70) 9 (50) 2 (11.1)
AST elevation, n (%) 78 (54.9) 8 (5.60) 17 (24.6) 1 (1.4) 66 (57.4) 2 (1.7) 14 (27.5) 0 12 (44.4) 6 (22.2) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.60)
ALT elevation, n (%) 48 (33.8) 3 (2.10) 13 (18.8) 2 (2.90) 32 (27.8) 2 (1.7) 10 (19.6) 0 16 (59.3) 1 (3.70) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.60)
Bilirubin elevation, n (%) 27 (19.0) 3 (2.10) 10 (14.5) 1 (1.4) 20 (17.4) 2 (1.7) 7 (13.7) 0 7 (25.9) 1 (3.70) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.60)
Thrombocytopenia, n (%) 33 (23.2) 12 (8.5) 8 (11.6) 2 (2.9) 28 (24.3) 9 (7.80) 6 (11.8) 2 (3.90) 5 (18.5) 3 (11.1) 1 (5.60) 0
Hepatic encephalopathy, n (%) 2 (1.40) 1 (0.7) 1 (1.40) 1 (1.40) 1 (0.90) 0 0 0 1 (3.70) 1 (3.70) 1 (5.60) 1 (5.60)
Interruption and/or dose reduction, n (%) 35 (24.6) 16 (23.1) 27 (23.4) 10 (19.6) 8 (29.6) 6 (33.3)

AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; DEB-TACE, drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization; LEN, lenvatinib.