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. 2023 Feb 3;270(5):2531–2546. doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11560-1

Table 4.

Safety summary

Risdiplam arm 0–12 months (n = 120)a [13] Risdiplam arm 12–24 months (n = 120)b Placebo arm/placebo 0–12 months (n = 60)a [13] Placebo arm/risdiplam 12–24 months (n = 60)b
Patients with at least one AE, n (%) 111 (92.5) 110 (91.7) 55 (91.7) 48 (80.0)
Total number of AEs 789 506 354 242
Total number of deaths 0 0 0 0
Total number of patients with at least one, n (%)
 AE with fatal outcome 0 0 0 0
 SAE 24 (20.0) 25 (20.8) 11 (18.3) 3 (5.0)
 SAE leading to withdrawal from treatment 0 0 0 0
 SAE leading to dose modification/interruption 4 (3.3) 4 (3.3) 2 (3.3) 0
 Treatment-related SAE 0 0 0 0
 AE leading to withdrawal from treatment 0 0 0 0
 AE leading to dose modification/interruption 8 (6.7) 7 (5.8) 2 (3.3) 2 (3.3)
 Treatment-related AE 16 (13.3) 5 (4.2) 6 (10.0) 3 (5.0)
 Related AE leading to dose modification/interruption 0 0 0 0
 Grade 3–5 AE 21 (17.5) 19 (15.8) 8 (13.3) 3 (5.0)
Most common AEs, n (number of patients [%])
 Upper respiratory tract infection 38 (31.7) 19 (15.8) 18 (30.0) 10 (16.7)
 Nasopharyngitis 31 (25.8) 26 (21.7) 15 (25.0) 6 (10.0)
 Pyrexia 25 (20.8) 16 (13.3) 10 (16.7) 6 (10.0)
 Headache 24 (20.0) 12 (10.0) 10 (16.7) 10 (16.7)
 Diarrhea 20 (16.7) 9 (7.5) 5 (8.3) 6 (10.0)
 Vomiting 17 (14.2) 14 (11.7) 14 (23.3) 8 (13.3)
 Cough 17 (14.2) 12 (10.0) 12 (20.0) 5 (8.3)
Most common SAEs, n (number of patients [%])
 Pneumonia 9 (7.5) 8 (6.7) 1 (1.7) 0 (0)

AE adverse event, SAE serious AE

aMonth 12 data cut-off: 6 Sep 2019

bMonth 24 data cut-off: 30 Sep 2020