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. 2022 Jun 23;127(6):1153–1161. doi: 10.1038/s41416-022-01892-6

Table 2.

Adverse events in Phase II randomised controlled clinical trial for vorinostat (VOR)/hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) versus regorafenib (RGF) in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

RGF: adverse events by grade
Grade 1 2 3 4
n (%) 54 31 11 2
AE
 Anaemia 2 (3.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Anorexia 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Bloating 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Blood bilirubin increase 0 (0.0) 5 (16.1) 1 (9.1) 0 (0.0)
 Chills 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Conjunctivitis 1 (1.9) 1 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Constipation 2 (3.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Diarrhoea 3 (5.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Dysgeusia 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Fatigue 5 (9.3) 3 (9.7) 1 (9.1) 0 (0.0)
 Glucose intolerance 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (9.1) 0 (0.0)
 Hypertension 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (9.1) 0 (0.0)
 Hypoalbuminemia 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Hypokalemia 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (9.1) 0 (0.0)
 Laryngeal inflammation 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Lung infection 0 (0.0) 1 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Mucositis 8 (14.8) 3 (9.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Nail discoloration 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Nausea 1 (1.9) 1 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Neutrophil count decreased 0 (0.0) 1 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome 9 (16.7) 12 (38.7) 1 (9.1) 0 (0.0)
 Platelet count decreased 4 (7.4) 1 (3.2) 1 (9.1) 1 (50.0)
 Pruritus 2 (3.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Rash maculopapular 1 (1.9) 1 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Transferase increase 3 (5.6) 2 (6.5) 4 (36.4) 1 (50.0)
 Voice alteration 2 (3.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Vomiting 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 White blood cell decreased 2 (3.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

n number.

Grade of adverse events by NCI CTCAE v3.0.