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Table 3 Analysis results

From: Efficacy of aluminum chloride in severe regorafenib-associated hand-foot skin reactions: a single-arm trial

Event

Previous clinical trials

HFSR incidence ratio

 

 All grades

66.7% (95% CI: 46.0–83.5%)

76%6, 58.2%7

 Grade 1

22.2% (95% CI: 9.6–42.3%)

 

 Grade 2

37.0% (95% CI: 19.4–57.6%)

 

 Grade 3

7.4%* (80% CI: 2.0–18.5%)

21%6, 19%7

Incidence of regorafenib dosage change (discontinuation/interruption/dosage reduction) due to HFSR

 

 Discontinuation

0%

 

 Interruption

11% (95% CI: 2.4–29.2%)

 

 Dosage reduction

0%

 

Incidence of regorafenib dosage changes due to adverse effects related to aluminum chloride

0%

 

Time to development of HFSR of any grade, median days

15.0 days (95% CI: 8.0–47.0)

7.0 days [17]

Time to improvement from HFRS ≥ grade 2 to ≤ grade 1, median days

8.0 days (95% CI: 4.0–10.0)

 
  1. *: The result of the exact binomial test assuming a threshold of 20% was statistically significant (P = 0.0718)
  2. Abbreviations: HFSR, hand-foot skin reaction; CI, confidence interval; d, day; NC, not calculated.