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. 2022 Dec 2;10(1):131–143. doi: 10.1007/s40801-022-00344-0

Table 4.

Grade 3 or higher adverse events reported during treatment of EGFRm+ mNSCLC

Total
AEs (Grade ≥ 3) during first-line treatmenta, n (%) (N = 162)
 Any Grade ≥ 3 98 (60.5)
  Thrombocytopenia 35 (21.6)
  Diarrhoea 32 (19.8)
  Decreased appetite 30 (18.5)
  Dermatitis acneiform 29 (17.9)
  Paronychia 25 (15.4)
  Fatigue 19 (11.7)
  Alopecia 18 (11.1)
  Asthenia 17 (10.5)
  Dry skin 14 (8.6)
  Mucositis 11 (6.8)
  Nausea 9 (5.6)
  Anaemia 8 (4.9)
  Increased ALT 7 (4.3)
  Pneumonitis 7 (4.3)
  Increased AST 6 (3.7)
  Leukopenia 6 (3.7)
  Neutropenia 6 (3.7)
  Dyspnoea 4 (2.5)
  Febrile neutropenia 3 (1.9)
  Pneumonia 3 (1.9)
  Vomiting 2 (1.2)
  Pleural effusion 1 (0.6)
  Prolonged QT interval on ECG 1 (0.6)
  Pyrexia 1 (0.6)
  Rash 1 (0.6)
AEs (Grade ≥ 3) during second-line treatmenta, n (%) (N = 58)
 Any Grade ≥ 3 31 (53.4)
  Fatigue 12 (20.7)
  Decreased appetite 11 (19.0)
  Diarrhoea 7 (12.1)
  Asthenia 6 (10.3)
  Dermatitis acneiform 6 (10.3)
  Pneumonitis 4 (6.9)
  Thrombocytopenia 4 (6.9)
  Increased ALT 3 (5.2)
  Anemia 3 (5.2)
  Dry skin 3 (5.2)
  Increased AST 3 (5.2)
  Mucositis 3 (5.2)
  Paronychia 3 (5.2)
  Alopecia 2 (3.4)
  Dyspnoea 2 (3.4)
  Anorexia 1 (1.7)
  Leukopenia 1 (1.7)
  Nausea 1 (1.7)
  Neutropenia 1 (1.7)
  Pneumonia 1 (1.7)
  Vomiting 1 (1.7)

AE adverse event, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ECG electrocardiogram, N total number of subjects, n number of subjects per category

aList of selected relevant AEs reflects common Grade ≥ 3 AEs of EGFR-TKIs and chemotherapy based on published evidence (Wu 2014, Wu et al. 2017, Choi et al. 2018, Soria et al. 2018, Nakagawa et al. 2019, Nishio et al. 2019, Kim et al. 2019, Cho et al. 2020) and expert opinion