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. 2022 Nov 23;94(1):1–9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-328799

Table 4.

EAIRs of BTK inhibitor or concomitant drug class-associated TEAEs by preferred term

Total Cont’d Total
Placebo
(n=271)
Evobrutinib
(n=861)
Placebo
(n=271)
Evobrutinib
(n=861)
n (%) EAIR n (%) EAIR n (%) EAIR n (%) EAIR
Cardiac disorders Infections
 Tachycardia 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0.2  Serious infections and infestations 3 (1.1) 2.1 14 (1.6) 2.7
 Ventricular arrhythmia 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0.2  Herpes zoster 3 (1.1) 2.1 9 (1.0) 1.8
 Coronary artery disease 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0.2 Immune system disorders
Haemorrhage-related TEAEs  Hypersensitivity 1 (0.4) 0.7 3 (0.3) 0.6
 Bleeding* 7 (2.6) 2.4 13 (1.5) 0.6 Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
 Bruising† 1 (0.4) 0.7 5 (0.6) 0.5  Osteonecrosis 1 (0.4) 0.7 3 (0.3) 0.6
Vascular disorders Liver-related TEAEs
 Hypertension 1 (0.4) 0.7 19 (2.2) 3.7  ALT increase‡ 4 (1.5) 2.8 25 (2.9) 4.8
Neoplasms  AST increase‡ 1 (0.4) 0.7 18 (2.1) 3.5
 Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (SOC) 5 (1.8) 3.5 7 (0.8) 1.4 Pancreas-related TEAEs
  Anogenital warts 1 (0.4) 0.7 2 (0.2) 0.4  Amylase increase 10 (3.7) 7.0 26 (3.0) 5.1
  Fibrous histiocytoma 1 (0.4) 0.7 0 (0.0)  Lipase increase‡ 4 (1.5) 2.8 17 (2.0) 4.0
  Lipoma 1 (0.4) 0.7 0 (0.0) Leucopenia-related TEAEs
  Lung neoplasm 1 (0.4) 0.7 0 (0.0)  Lymphopenia‡ 10 (3.7) 7.2 16 (1.9) 3.1
  Oral papilloma 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0.2  Neutropenia‡ 6 (2.2) 4.2 10 (1.2) 1.9
  Papillary thyroid cancer 1 (0.4) 0.7 0 (0.0) Thrombocytopenia-related TEAEs
  Skin papilloma 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0.2  Thrombocytopenia‡ 0 (0.0) 2 (0.2) 0.4
  Thyroid adenoma 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0.2
  Uterine leiomyoma 0 (0.0) 2 (0.2) 0.4

*Defined by medical concept as epistaxis, haematoma, haematoma muscle, haemorrhagic diathesis.

†Defined by medical concept as ecchymosis and petechiae.

‡The event with the highest severity for a patient during the treatment period and meeting the AESI definition was included in the summary.

AESI, adverse event of special interest; EAIR, exposure-adjusted incidence rates; MS, multiple sclerosis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SOC, system organ class; TEAEs, treatment-emergent adverse events.