Table 3.
Treatment-related adverse events
| All patients (N=171) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any grade | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | |
| Any | 120 (70%) | 34 (20%) | 49 (29%) | 27 (16%) | 7 (4%) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase increased | 40 (23%) | 30 (18%) | 5 (3%) | 4 (2%) | 1 (<1%) |
| Alanine aminotransferase increased | 29 (17%) | 22 (13%) | 5 (3%) | 1 (<1%) | 1 (<1%) |
| Anemia | 26 (15%) | 9 (5%) | 12 (7%) | 5 (3%) | 0 |
| Hypothyroidism | 19 (11%) | 9 (5%) | 10 (6%) | 0 | 0 |
| Rash | 18 (11%) | 10 (6%) | 4 (2%) | 4 (2%) | 0 |
| Blood bilirubin increased | 18 (11%) | 13 (8%) | 4 (2%) | 1 (<1%) | 0 |
| Protein urine present | 15 (9%) | 6 (4%) | 9 (5%) | 0 | 0 |
| Bilirubin conjugated increased | 14 (8%) | 9 (5%) | 3 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 0 |
| Asthenia | 13 (8%) | 8 (5%) | 4 (2%) | 1 (<1%) | 0 |
| Gamma-glutamyltransferase increased | 12 (7%) | 3 (2%) | 3 (2%) | 5 (3%) | 1 (<1%) |
| Decreased appetite | 12 (7%) | 9 (5%) | 3 (2%) | 0 | 0 |
| Pyrexia | 11 (6%) | 7 (4%) | 4 (2%) | 0 | 0 |
| Pruritus | 10 (6%) | 7 (4%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (<1%) | 0 |
| Hyponatremia | 9 (5%) | 4 (2%) | 0 | 4 (2%) | 1 (<1%) |
| Blood alkaline phosphatase increased | 9 (5%) | 5 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 1 (<1%) | 0 |
| Platelet count decreased | 9 (5%) | 5 (3%) | 4 (2%) | 0 | 0 |
| Gingival bleeding | 9 (5%) | 5 (3%) | 4 (2%) | 0 | 0 |
| Proteinuria | 9 (5%) | 7 (4%) | 2 (1%) | 0 | 0 |
Data are present as n (%). Treatment-related adverse events that occurred in at least 5% of all treated patients are listed. Three (2%) grade 5 events were considered to be treatment related by the investigators, including one (<1%) caused by pneumonia and two (1%) unknown deaths