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. 2022 Nov 22;17(6):306–318. doi: 10.1007/s11899-022-00682-4

Table 3.

Adverse effects of melflufen, selinexor, and belantamab mafodotin based on selected phase 2/3 pivotal clinical trials

Melflufen Selinexor Belantamab mafodotin
HORIZON [1] OCEAN [2] STORM [3] STOMP [4] BOSTON [5] DREAMM-1 [7] DREAMM-2 [8, 9]
Md
(n = 157)
Md
(n = 246)
Pd
(n = 249)
Sd
(n = 123)
SVd
(n = 42)
SVd
(n = 195)
Vd
(n = 207)
Phase 2
(n = 35)
2.5 mg/kg
(n = 95)
3.4 mg/kg
(n = 99)

Hematologic AE

(Gr.3, Gr. 4)

Anemia 42%, < 1% 40%, 2% 17%, 1% 43%, 1% 12%, 0% 36%, 16% 23%, 10% 14%, 0% 20%, 0% 22%, 3%
Thrombocytopenia 25%, 51% 32%, 31% 6%, 4% 36%, 33% 17%, 29% 60%, 39% 27%, 17% 26%, 9% 8%, 12% 11%, 22%
Neutropeniaa 32%, 47% 36%, 30% 32%, 18% 18%, 3% 32%, 2% 15%, 9% 6%, 3% 9%, 3% 5%, 4% 12%, 3%

Non-hematologic AE

all grade, Gr. ≥ 3)

Infusion reactions - - - - - - - 23d%, 6% 21%, 3% 16%, 1%
Peripheral neuropathy - - - - 10%, 0% 32%, 5% 47%, 9% - - -
GI side effects
Nausea 32%, < 1% 13%, < 1% 7%, < 1% 72%, 10% 62%, 5% 50%, 8% 10%, 0% 23%, 0% 24%, 0% 32%, 1%
Vomiting 13%, 0% - - 38%, 3% 31%, 2% 21%, 4% 4%, 0% 6%, 0% 7%, 2% 20%, 0%
Diarrhea 27%, 0% 14%, 1% 8%, < 1% 46%, 7% 43%, 7% 32%, 6% 25%, < 1% 17%, 3% 13%, 1% 15%, 1%
Weight loss - - - 50%, 1% 19%, 0% 26%, 2% 12%, 1% - - -
Fatiguee 29%, 3% 14%, 0% 17%, 1% 73%, 25% 60%, 15% 42%, 13% 18%, 1% 20%, 0% 16%, 2% 28%, 5%
Asthenia 27%, 3% 15%, 2% 11%, 2% - - 25%, 8% 13%, 4% - 4%, 0% 8%, 2%
Infections
Pneumoniab 13%, 10% 15%, 11% 20%, 15% 17%, 11% - 18%, 12% 17%, 10% 15%, 6% 9%, 6% 21%, 16%
URTIc 16%, 2% 18%, 3% 21%, 2% 22%, 2% - 18%, 3% 15%, < 1% 17%, 0% 7%, 0% 17%, 1%
Ocular AE - - - - - - -
Keratopathy - - - - - - - 9%, 3% 72%, 46% 71%, 21%
Blurred vision - - - 11%, 2% - - - 46%, 0% 25%, 4% 30%, 2%
Dry eye - - - - - - - 34%, 3% 15%, 1% 23%, 0%
Eye pain - - - - - - - 6%, 3% - -
Photophobia - - - - - - - 23%, 0% - -
Decreased visual acuity - - - - - - - 3%, 3% 54%, 31% -
Hyponatremia - - - 37%, 22% 10%, 5% - - 3%, 0% 5%, 2% 7%, 4%

Thrombocytopenia occurred despite 18% of patients in the SVd arm being treated with thrombopoietin receptor agonists (compared to 1% of patients in the Vd arm)

aIncludes neutropenia, decreased neutrophil count, and febrile neutropenia

bIncludes pneumonia, COVID-19 pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infection, respiratory tract infection, influenzal pneumonia, pneumonia legionella, and pneumonia respiratory syncytial viral

cIncludes upper respiratory tract infection and bronchitis

dPer protocol, pre-medication was not allowed for the first infusion

eIncludes fatigue and lethargy