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Table 2 Adverse events during neoadjuvant therapy occurring in ≥15% of patients in either group

From: Neoadjuvant pyrotinib, trastuzumab, and docetaxel for HER2-positive breast cancer (PHEDRA): a double-blind, randomized phase 3 trial

 

Pyrotinib, trastuzumab, and docetaxel (n=178)

Placebo, trastuzumab, and docetaxel (n=177)

Any grade

Grade 3 or 4

Any grade

Grade 3 or 4

Any adverse events

178 (100.0%)

127 (71.3%)

176 (99.4%)

66 (37.3%)

Diarrhea

178 (100.0%)

79 (44.4%)

93 (52.5%)

9 (5.1%)

Vomiting

131 (73.6%)

23 (12.9%)

42 (23.7%)

2 (1.1%)

Anemia

118 (66.3%)

11 (6.2%)

80 (45.2%)

2 (1.1%)

Alopecia

111 (62.4%)

0

147 (83.1%)

0

Nausea

85 (47.8%)

1 (0.6%)

51 (28.8%)

0

Asthenia

75 (42.1%)

0

70 (39.5%)

0

ALT increased

72 (40.4%)

5 (2.8%)

65 (36.7%)

5 (2.8%)

AST increased

66 (37.1%)

2 (1.1%)

58 (32.8%)

2 (1.1%)

WBC decreased

62 (34.8%)

29 (16.3%)

61 (34.5%)

24 (13.6%)

Weight decreased

59 (33.1%)

0

7 (4.0%)

0

Rash

58 (32.6%)

2 (1.1%)

32 (18.1%)

0

Neutropenia

57 (32.0%)

33 (18.5%)

54 (30.5%)

36 (20.3%)

Decreased appetite

55 (30.9%)

2 (1.1%)

32 (18.1%)

0

Bone pain

41 (23.0%)

0

51 (28.8%)

1 (0.6%)

Pain

39 (21.9%)

0

64 (36.2%)

0

Insomnia

39 (21.9%)

0

35 (19.8%)

0

Pyrexia

38 (21.3%)

2 (1.1%)

37 (20.9%)

0

PPE syndrome

37 (20.8%)

1 (0.6%)

50 (28.2%)

1 (0.6%)

Abdominal pain upper

35 (19.7%)

1 (0.6%)

14 (7.9%)

0

Stomatitis

33 (18.5%)

4 (2.2%)

10 (5.6%)

0

Hypokalemia

28 (15.7%)

9 (5.1%)

3 (1.7%)

0

Hypertriglyceridemia

26 (14.6%)

1 (0.6%)

41 (23.2%)

1 (0.6%)

Constipation

22 (12.4%)

0

45 (25.4%)

0

Cough

17 (9.6%)

0

30 (16.9%)

0

  1. Data are n (%)
  2. ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, WBC white blood cell, PPE palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia