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Published in final edited form as: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2022 Nov 7;10(12):859–868. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00277-7

Table 4.

Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

Pivotal patients with BBS and Alstrӧm syndrome (SAS) (N=38) Pivotal patients with BBS (n=32)
Overall treatment-emergent AEs 38 (100) 32 (100)
Treatment-emergent AEs occurring in ≥10% of patients
Skin hyperpigmentation 23 (60·5) 18 (56·3)
Injection site erythema 18 (47·7) 16 (50·0)
Injection site pruritus 13 (34·2) 11 (34·4)
Nausea 13 (34·2) 11 (34·4)
Injection site bruising 11 (28·9) 11 (34·4)
Injection site pain 11 (28·9) 10 (31·3)
Vomiting 10 (26·3) 9 (28·1)
Injection site induration 9 (23·7) 8 (25·0)
Diarrhea 7 (18·4) 7 (21·9)
Headache 10 (26·3) 9 (28·1)
Back pain 4 (10·5) 2 (6·3)
Cough 4 (10·5) 2 (6·3)
HDL cholesterol decrease 4 (10·5) 3 (9·4)
Injection site edema 4 (10·5) 4 (12·5)
Melanocytic nevus 4 (10·5) 4 (12·5)
Nasopharyngitis 4 (10·5) 3 (9·4)
Spontaneous penile erection 4 (10·5) 4 (12·5)
 Abdominal pain 4 (10·5) 2 (6·3)
Treatment-related AEs 37 (97·4) 32 (100)
Serious AEs 2 (5·3) 2 (6·3)
Serious treatment-related AEs 1 (2·6)a 1 (3·1)a
AEs leading to study drug withdrawal 5 (13·2) 3 (9·4)
AEs leading to death 0 0

Data are n (%) unless otherwise specified. AE, adverse event; BBS, Bardet-Biedl syndrome; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; SAS, safety analysis set.

a

One patient with BBS experienced an anaphylactic reaction to study drug (placebo).