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Table 3 Treatment-emergent adverse events (> 5 %) in any group in cycle 1

From: Randomized phase III trial of APF530 versus palonosetron in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in a subset of patients with breast cancer receiving moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy

Adverse Eventsa

APF530

250 mg SC

APF530

500 mg SC

Palonosetron

0.25 mg IV

n = 219

n = 464

n = 211

n = 468

n = 199

n = 463

Breast Cancer

Overall

Breast Cancer

Overall

Breast Cancer

Overall

At least one adverse event

166 (75.8)

315 (67.9)

161 (76.3)

317 (67.7)

147 (73.9)

313 (67.6)

Preferred term,b n (%)

 

 Asthenia

11 (5.0)

23 (5.0)

10 (4.7)

22 (4.7)

15 (7.5)

30 (6.5)

 Constipation

30 (13.7)

62 (13.4)

38 (18.0)

72 (15.4)

25 (12.6)

62 (13.4)

 Diarrhea

24 (11.0)

49 (10.6)

25 (11.8)

44 (9.4)

20 (10.1)

39 (8.4)

 Fatigue

42 (19.2)

62 (13.4)

37 (17.5)

62 (13.2)

32 (16.1)

52 (11.2)

 Headache

24 (11.0)

31 (6.7)

33 (15.6)

47 (10.0)

28 (14.1)

45 (9.7)

 Insomnia

12 (5.5)

20 (4.3)

10 (4.7)

25 (5.3)

3 (1.5)

11 (2.4)

Injection-site reactions,b n (%)

 

 Bruising

41 (18.7)

78 (16.8)

54 (25.6)

93 (19.9)

21 (10.6)

41 (8.9)

 Erythema

14 (6.4)

33 (7.1)

26 (12.3)

51 (10.9)

9 (4.5)

14 (3.0)

 Nodule

12 (5.5)

22 (4.7)

32 (15.2)

50 (10.7)

1 (0.5)

3 (0.6)

 Pain

11 (5.0)

16 (3.4)

25 (11.4)

33 (7.1)

3 (1.5)

5 (1.1)

  1. aA patient with more than 1 event represented by a given preferred term was counted once within that preferred term
  2. bExcludes hematologic adverse events (anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia), abdominal pain, alopecia, and vomiting, which were assumed to be related to chemotherapy
  3. IV intravenously, SC subcutaneously