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. 2022 Dec;17(12):1763–1774. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02400222

Table 3.

Summary of treatment-emergent adverse events

Adverse Event Placebo (n=80) Bardoxolone Methyl (n=77)
Patients with SAE, n (%) 15 (19) 8 (10)
Patients with AE, n (%) 77 (96) 75 (97)
Discontinuations due to AE, n (%) 4 (5) 10 (13)
AEs reported in >10% of patients in either treatment group, n (%)
 Muscle spasms 27 (34) 38 (49)
 Alanine aminotransferase increased 2 (3) 36 (47)
 Aspartate aminotransferase increased 1 (1) 19 (25)
 Nasopharyngitis 24 (30) 18 (23)
 Headache 16 (20) 16 (21)
 Fatigue 12 (15) 14 (18)
 Nausea 11 (14) 13 (17)
 Peripheral edema 11 (14) 12 (16)
 Diarrhea 6 (8) 12 (16)
 Upper respiratory tract infection 8 (10) 12 (16)
 Hyperkalemia 5 (6) 11 (14)
 B-type natriuretic peptide increased 3 (4) 11 (14)
 Weight decreased 1 (1) 10 (13)
 Back pain 13 (16) 9 (12)
 Abdominal pain 13 (16) 8 (10)
 Proteinuria 7 (9) 8 (10)
 Urine albumin-creatinine ratio increased 7 (9) 8 (10)
 Cough 3 (4) 8 (10)
 Blood creatine phosphokinase increased 9 (11) 5 (7)
 Dizziness 12 (15) 3 (4)

SAE, serious adverse event; AE, adverse event.