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Table 3 Summary of on-therapy adverse events occurring in ≥10% of patients in either of the treatment arms (Chinese safety population)

From: Pazopanib versus sunitinib in Chinese patients with locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma: pooled subgroup analysis from the randomized, COMPARZ studies

Adverse event

Pazopanib

N = 109

n (%)

Sunitinib

N = 100

n (%)

Patients with any event

108 (> 99)

99 (99)

Hypertension

65 (60)

50 (50)

Diarrhea

57 (52)

37 (37)

Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (HFS)

52 (48)

57 (57)

Hair color changes

47 (43)

13 (13)

Alanine aminotransferase increased

45 (41)

32 (32)

Fatigue

43 (39)

41 (41)

Aspartate aminotransferase increased

41 (38)

32 (32)

Decreased appetite

41 (38)

32 (32)

Proteinuria

39 (36)

39 (39)

Leukopenia

33 (30)

43 (43)

Blood bilirubin increased

27 (25)

21 (21)

Neutropenia

26 (24)

36 (36)

Neutrophil count decreased

25 (23)

40 (40)

Platelet count decreased

23 (21)

39 (39)

Blood creatinine increased

21 (19)

32 (32)

Thrombocytopenia

20 (18)

39 (39)

Nausea

19 (17)

15 (15)

Vomiting

19 (17)

9 (9)

Hypothyroidism

18 (17)

23 (23)

Mouth ulceration

17 (16)

25 (25)

White blood cell count decreased

17 (16)

33 (33)

Eyelid edema

16 (15)

28 (28)

Abdominal pain upper

15 (14)

7 (7)

Bilirubin conjugated increased

15 (14)

6 (6)

Blood bilirubin unconjugated increased

15 (14)

8 (8)

Hemoglobin decreased

13 (12)

31 (31)

Skin hypopigmentation

13 (12)

3 (3)

Blood triglycerides increased

12 (11)

14 (14)

Blood lactate dehydrogenase increased

9 (8)

18 (18)

Epistaxis

9 (8)

11 (11)

Hypogeusia

9 (8)

12 (12)

Pain in extremity

9 (8)

12 (12)

Rash

9 (8)

14 (14)

Blood thyroid stimulating hormone increased

8 (7)

19 (19)

Anemia

7 (6)

25 (25)

Dysgeusia

6 (6)

12 (12)

Peripheral edema

6 (6)

14 (14)

Blood cholesterol increased

5 (5)

10 (10)

Stomatitis

4 (4)

12 (12)

Facial edema

3 (3)

17 (17)

Yellow skin

3 (3)

22 (22)

Nasopharyngitis

2 (2)

10 (10)

Xanthochromia

1 (< 1)

10 (10)

  1. HFS Hand-foot syndrome