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Table 3 Summary of the most common (≥5%) adverse eventsa (ASaT population)

From: Single-dose fosaprepitant for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy regimens: a subgroup analysis from a randomized clinical trial of response in subjects by cancer type

 

Fosaprepitant regimen

Control regimen

AE, n (%

GI or colorectal cancers (n = 135)

Lung cancer (n = 130)

Breast cancer (n = 110)

Gynecologic cancer (n = 81)

GI or colorectal cancers (n = 132)

Lung cancer (n = 124)

Breast cancer (n = 121)

Gynecologic cancer (n = 71)

Any

83 (61.5)

73 (56.2)

86 (78.2)

41 (50.6)

80 (60.6)

66 (53.2)

88 (72.7)

42 (59.2)

Neutropenia

2 (1.5)

7 (5.4)

27 (24.5)

3 (3.7)

1 (0.8)

5 (4.0)

23 (19.0)

5 (7.0)

Diarrhea

25 (18.5)

8 (6.2)

19 (17.3)

5 (6.2)

23 (17.4)

4 (3.2)

24 (19.8)

4 (5.6)

Fatigue

18 (13.3)

17 (13.1)

26 (23.6)

10 (12.3)

13 (9.8)

12 (9.7)

25 (20.7)

10 (14.1)

Constipation

18 (13.3)

7 (5.4)

12 (10.9)

8 (9.9)

10 (7.6)

10 (8.1)

20 (16.5)

8 (11.3)

Headache

11 (8.1)

4 (3.1)

12 (10.9)

2 (2.5)

12 (9.1)

3 (2.4)

16 (13.2)

2 (2.8)

Decreased appetite

11 (8.1)

5 (3.8)

5 (4.5)

5 (6.2)

11 (8.3)

7 (5.6)

10 (8.3)

3 (4.2)

Dysgeusia

4 (3.0)

3 (2.3)

9 (8.2)

2 (2.5)

7 (5.3)

0

13 (10.7)

1 (1.4)

Arthralgia

2 (1.5)

4 (3.1)

6 (5.5)

6 (7.4)

2 (1.5)

6 (4.8)

6 (5.0)

4 (5.6)

Peripheral neuropathy

10 (7.4)

1 (0.8)

0

1 (1.2)

5 (3.8)

0

2 (1.7)

4 (5.6)

Bone pain

0

0

8 (7.3)

0

1 (0.8)

3 (2.4)

6 (5.0)

0

Abdominal pain

8 (5.9)

2 (1.5)

2 (1.8)

1 (1.2)

6 (4.5)

1 (0.8)

3 (2.5)

3 (4.2)

Myalgia

1 (0.7)

3 (2.3)

4 (3.6)

4 (4.9)

2 (1.5)

4 (3.2)

6 (5.0)

7 (9.9)

Alopecia

2 (1.5)

2 (1.5)

5 (4.5)

2 (2.5)

3 (2.3)

5 (4.0)

13 (10.7)

4 (5.6)

Asthenia

6 (4.4)

7 (5.4)

3 (2.7)

2 (2.5)

9 (6.8)

3 (2.4)

1 (0.8)

1 (1.4)

Dizziness

2 (1.5)

2 (1.5)

5 (4.5)

3 (3.7)

2 (1.5)

2 (1.6)

7 (5.8)

0

Febrile neutropenia

1 (0.7)

1 (0.8)

5 (4.5)

2 (2.5)

0

3 (2.4)

7 (5.8)

0

Nausea

4 (3.0)

5 (3.8)

3 (2.7)

4 (4.9)

10 (7.6)

5 (4.0)

2 (1.7)

3 (4.2)

Paresthesia

6 (4.4)

0

0

0

8 (6.1)

0

0

1 (1.4)

Rash

2 (1.5)

1 (0.8)

4 (3.6)

1 (1.2)

0

3 (2.4)

6 (5.0)

0

Decreased neutrophil count

0

1 (0.8)

3 (2.7)

0

0

0

7 (5.8)

1 (1.4)

Stomatitis

3 (2.2)

1 (0.8)

1 (0.9)

1 (1.2)

2 (1.5)

1 (0.8)

10 (8.3)

0

Dyspnea

1 (0.7)

8 (6.2)

0

0

2 (1.5)

0

1 (0.8)

0

Musculoskeletal pain

0

1 (0.8)

3 (2.7)

1 (1.2)

0

3 (2.4)

5 (4.1)

7 (9.9)

  1. AE adverse event, ASaT all-subjects-as-treated, GI gastrointestinal
  2. aGrades 1 to 4 by maximum toxicity grade in subjects within either treatment arm