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Table 5 Treatment-related adverse events

From: Pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib with or without hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in selected populations of patients with treatment-naive unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma exhibiting PD-L1 staining: a multicenter retrospective study

Adverse events

PLH (n = 84)

PL (n = 86)

HR (95%)

p-value

Treatment-related AEs, n (%)

 Hypertension

26 (30.9)

25 (29.1)

1.00 (0.42–1.79)

0.789

 Fever

20 (23.8)

15 (17.4)

3.00 (0.29–1.45)

0.306

 Fatigue

16 (19.0)

12 (14.0)

2.00 (0.44–3.79)

0.372

 Decreased appetite

14 (3.6)

9 (10.5)

1.00 (0.26–2.57)

0.239

 Pain

12 (14.3)

10 (11.6)

3.00 (0.28–5.14)

0.607

 Nausea

10 (11.9)

8 (9.3)

1.00 (0.11–2.02)

0.583

 Diarrhea

10 (11.9)

6 (7.0)

2.00 (0.43–4.22)

0.273

 Cough

7 (8.3)

4 (4.7)

1.00 (0.59–2.63)

0.331

 Rash

9 (10.7)

6 (7.0)

4.00 (0.88–6.57)

0.392

 Pruritus

5 (6.0)

3 (3.5)

1.00 (0.63–2.46)

0.449

 Hyperthyroidism

1 (1.2)

1 (1.2)

2.00 (0.47–4.02)

0.987

 Hypothyroidism

3 (3.6)

3 (3.5)

2.00 (0.91–3.85)

0.977

 Edema peripheral

4 (4.8)

2 (2.3)

1.00 (0.16–2.35)

0.391

Laboratory-related AEs, n (%)

 Leukocytopenia

12 (14.3)

18 (20.9)

2.00 (0.59–2.63)

0.257

 Decreased PLT

21 (25.0)

24 (27.9)

1.00 (0.32–3.27)

0.668

 ALT or AST elevation

47 (55.9)

52 (60.5)

2.00 (0.71–1.65)

0.552

 TBIL elevation

24 (28.6)

26 (30.2)

1.00 (0.37–2.28)

0.813

 Decreased ALB

16 (19.0)

19 (22.1)

1.00 (0.45–1.69)

0.624

  1. PLH pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib plus hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy; PL pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib; PLT platelet; ALT alanine aminotransferase; AST aspartate aminotransferase; TBIL total bilirubin; ALB albumin