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Table 2 Incidences and grades of cetuximab-induced hypersensitivity infusion reactions (CI-IRs) in each area with different Lyme disease risks

From: Incidence and associated factors of cetuximab-induced hypersensitivity infusion reactions in 1392 cancer patients treated in four French areas: a possible association with Lyme disease?

Areas

Estimated mean annual regional incidence rates of Lyme diseasea(per 100 000 inhabitants)

Incidences of CI-IRs

Grade 1, N (%)

Grade 2, N (%)

Grade 3, N (%)

Grade 4, N (%)

Grade 5, N (%)

Low gradeb,

N (%)

Severe gradec,

N (%)

Any grades, N (%)

High-risk area

Limoges (N = 266)

> 150

3 (1.1)

10 (3.8)

14 (5.3)

8 (3.0)

0

13 (4.9)

22 (8.3)

35 (13.2)

Medium-risk area

Nancy (N = 467)

50–100

7 (1.5)

10 (2.1)

14 (3.0)

2 (0.4)

0

17 (3.6)

16 (3.4)

33 (7.1)

Low-risk area

Reims (N = 407)

20–50

4 (1.0)

7 (1.7)

14 (3.4)

8 (2.0)

0

11 (2.7)

22 (5.4)

33 (8.1)

Very-low-risk area

Amiens

(N = 252)

5–20

4 (1.6)

4 (1.6)

5 (2.0)

3 (1.2)

0

8 (3.2)

8 (3.2)

16 (6.4)

Overall study population (N = 1392)

18 (1.3)

31 (2.2)

47 (3.4)

21 (1.5)

0

49 (3.5)

68 (4.9)

117 (8.4)

  1. CI-IRs, cetuximab induced hypersensitivity infusion reactions; N, number of patients
  2. a from Septfons A, et al. Epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis through two surveillance systems: the national Sentinelles GP network and the national hospital discharge database, France, 2005 to 2016. Eurosurveillance. 2019;24(11). doi:https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.11.1800134 [41]. b defined as grade 1 or grade 2 infusion reactions. c defined as grade 3 or grade 4 infusion reactions