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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet. 2010 Apr 14;375(9724):1437–1446. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60172-9

Table 5. Grade 3-4 adverse events and patients who discontinued treatment due to an adverse event, by dose cohort.

Adverse Event Dosage, mg/day

30
(n = 3)
60
(n = 27)
150
(n = 28)
240
(n = 29)
360
(n = 28)
480
(n = 22)
600
(n = 3)
Total
(n = 140)
Grade 3-4 Adverse Events Occurring in More Than 2 Patients
Fatigue - - - 5 (17%) 6 (21%) 5 (23%) - 16 (11%)
Anaemia - 2 (7%) 1 (4%) - 1 (4%) - - 4 (3%)
Arthralgia - 2 (7%) - - - 1 (5%) - 3 (2%)
Asthenia - - - - 2 (7%) 1 (5%) - 3 (2%)
Convulsions - - - - 2 (9%)a 1 (33%) 3 (2%)

Adverse Events Leading to Discontinuation of Treatment
Seizure - - - - 1 (4%) 1 (5%) 1 (33%) 3 (2%)
Rash - - - - - 1 (5%) 1 (33%) 2 (1%)
Nausea/Vomiting - - - - - 1 (5%) - 1 (1%)
Fatigue - - - 1 (3%) - - - 1 (1%)
Myocardial infarction - - - - 1 (4%) - - 1 (1%)
a

One patient had convulsion after dose reduction to 360 mg/day