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Table 4 Most common AEs occurring in ≥20% of patients

From: Vemurafenib in Chinese patients with BRAFV600 mutation–positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma: an open-label, multicenter phase I study

AE, n (%)

Vemurafenib (N = 46)

 

Any grade

Grade ≥ 3

At least 1 AE

46 (100)

7 (15.2)

Dermatitis acneiform

30 (65.2)

0

Arthralgia

30 (65.2)

0

Blood cholesterol level increase

27 (58.7)

1 (2.2)

Diarrhea

27 (58.7)

0

Blood bilirubin level increase

25 (54.3)

0

Melanocytic nevus

24 (52.2)

0

Alopecia

23 (50.0)

0

Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome

22 (47.8)

0

Photosensitivity reaction

17 (37.0)

0

Fatigue

14 (30.4)

0

Pyrexia

13 (28.3)

0

Rash maculopapular

12 (26.1)

0

γ-glutamyltransferase level increase

11 (23.9)

1 (2.2)

Proteinuria

11 (23.9)

0

Total bile acid level increase

10 (21.7)

0

Hypertriglyceridemia

10 (21.7)

0

Leukopenia

10 (21.7)

0

  1. AE adverse event