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Table 2 Treatment-related adverse events occurring in ≥10% of patients

From: Apatinib in patients with recurrent or metastatic thymic epithelial tumor: a single-arm, multicenter, open-label, phase II trial

Adverse event

All grades a

Apatinib (n = 25), n (%)

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Fatigue

22 (88)

13 (52)

7 (28)

2 (8)

Hand-foot syndrome

20 (80)

5 (20)

10 (40)

5 (20)

AST increased

17 (68)

16 (64)

1 (4)

 

Proteinuria

16 (64)

7 (28)

6 (24)

3 (12)

Thrombocytopenia

16 (64)

13 (52)

3 (12)

 

Diarrhea

16 (64)

9 (36)

7 (28)

 

Headache

15 (60)

13 (52)

2 (8)

 

Nausea

14 (56)

10 (40)

3 (12)

1 (4)

Decreased appetite

14 (56)

11 (44)

3 (12)

 

Dizziness

14 (56)

13 (52)

1 (4)

 

Hypertension

13 (52)

 

5 (20)

8 (32)

Urine occult blood

12 (48)

11 (44)

1 (4)

 

Anemia

12 (48)

7 (28)

5 (20)

 

ALT increased

11 (44)

9 (36)

2 (8)

 

Mucositis oral

10 (40)

5 (20)

4 (16)

1 (4)

WBC decreased

10 (40)

6 (24)

4 (16)

 

Blood bilirubin increased

10 (40)

7 (28)

3 (12)

 

Hyponatremia

10 (40)

10 (40)

  

Vomiting

10 (40)

7 (28)

2 (8)

1 (4)

Neutrophilic granuloaytopenia

9 (36)

5 (20)

3 (12)

1 (4)

Cough

8 (32)

8 (32)

  

Creatinine increased

7 (28)

5 (20)

2 (8)

 

Hypochloremia

5 (20)

5 (20)

  

Lymphocytopenia

5 (20)

1 (4)

1 (4)

3 (12)

Weight loss

5 (20)

5 (20)

  

Chest distress

5 (20)

4 (16)

1 (4)

 

Hoarseness

4 (16)

4 (16)

  

Hypertriglyceridemia

4 (16)

4 (16)

  

GGT increased

3 (12)

 

2 (8)

1 (4)

Constipation

3 (12)

3 (12)

  
  1. aNo grade 4 or 5 adverse events occurred
  2. ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transferase, GGT gamma-glutamyltransferase, WBC white blood cell count