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. 2023 Jan 28;15:24. doi: 10.1186/s13195-023-01163-3

Table 8.

Summary of AEs

n (%) BI 2 mg QD 
(n = 123)
BI 5 mg QD 
(n = 122)
BI 10 mg QD 
(n = 122)
BI 25 mg QD 
(n = 123)
Placebo QD 
(n = 120)
Total 
(n = 610)
Patients with any AE 57 (46.3) 64 (52.5) 55 (45.1) 62 (50.4) 54 (45.0) 292 (47.9)
Patients with severe AEs 3 (2.4) 3 (2.5) 3 (2.5) 2 (1.6) 4 (3.3) 15 (2.5)
Patients with investigator-defined drug-related AEs 19 (15.4) 20 (16.4) 22 (18.0) 24 (19.5) 19 (15.8) 104 (17.0)
Patients with AEs leading to discontinuation of the trial drug 5 (4.1) 7 (5.7) 4 (3.3) 2 (1.6) 2 (1.7) 20 (3.3)
Patients with AEs of special interest 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.2)
Patients with serious AEs 5 (4.1) 4 (3.3) 4 (3.3) 4 (3.3) 5 (4.2) 22 (3.6)
Fatal 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Immediately life-threatening 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2)
Disability/incapacity 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Required or prolonged hospitalization 5 (4.1) 3 (2.5) 3 (2.5) 4 (3.3) 1 (0.8) 16 (2.6)
Congenital anomaly or birth defect 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Other medically important serious events 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.8) 0 (0.0) 4 (3.3) 6 (1.0)
Patients with other significant AEs (according to ICH E3) 3 (2.4) 6 (4.9) 3 (2.5) 2 (1.6) 1 (0.8) 15 (2.5)
Suicidal intent based on C-SSRS n = 123a n = 122a n = 122a n = 122a n = 118a n = 607a
Suicidal ideation (1–3) 3 (2.4) 1 (0.8) 2 (1.6) 2 (1.6) 3 (2.5) 11 (1.8)
Active suicidal ideation with intent (4–5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Suicidal behavior (6–10) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Self-injurious behavior without suicidal intent 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8) 2 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8) 4 (0.7)
Eye disorders 3 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 5 (4.1) 4 (3.3) 3 (2.5) 15 (2.5)
Hemoglobin decreased 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.8) 6 (4.9) 0 (0.0) 8 (1.3)

AE adverse event, C-SSRS Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, ICH International Conference on Harmonization, QD once daily

aNumber of patients with a post-baseline C-SSRS