Table 3 Adverse events

From: A phase I/IIa study of adjuvant immunotherapy with tumour antigen-pulsed dendritic cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

 

All adverse events a

Adverse drug reactions

 

Any grade

Grades 3 or 4

Any grade

Grades 3 or 4

Overall incidence

12 (100)

4 (33)

12 (100)

0

Application site disorders

Injection site pain

12 (100)

0

12 (100)

0

Body as a whole-general disorders

Ascites

1 (8)

0

0

0

Fatigue

4 (33)

0

4 (33)

0

Fever

8 (67)

0

8 (67)

0

Pain

7 (58)

0

6 (50)

0

Pain neck/shoulder

1 (8)

0

0

0

Sweating increased

1 (8)

0

1 (8)

0

Weakness

1 (8)

0

0

0

Central and peripheral nervous system disorders

Headache

5 (42)

0

4 (33)

0

Gastro-intestinal system disorders

Hiccups

1 (8)

0

0

0

Nausea

1 (8)

0

0

0

Hearing and vestibular disorders

Tinnitus

1 (8)

0

0

0

Platelet bleeding and clotting disorder

Platelets count decreased

9 (75)

1 (8)

0

0

Psychiatric disorders

Insomnia

1 (8)

0

0

0

Reproductive disorders, female

Menorrhagia

0

1 (8)

0

0

Red blood cell disorders

Haematocrit decreased

5 (42)

0

0

0

Haemoglobin decreased

6 (50)

0

0

0

RBC decreased

5 (42)

0

0

0

Respiratory system disorders

Rhinitis

1 (8)

0

0

0

Rhinorrhea

2 (17)

0

0

0

Secondary terms – events

Brain metastases

0

1 (8)

0

0

Hepatoma recurrence

0

2 (17)

0

0

Lymph node metastases

0

1 (8)

0

0

Musculoskeletal system disorders

Myalgia

3 (25)

0

3 (25)

0

White cell and RES disorders

Eosinophil count decreased

3 (25)

0

0

0

Eosinophil count increased

5 (42)

0

0

0

Leukopenia

8 (67)

1 (8)b

0

0

Lymphocytosis

3 (25)

0

0

0

Lymphopenia

1 (8)

1 (8)b

0

0

Monocytosis

9 (75)

0

0

0

Neutropenia

7 (58)

1 (8)b

0

0

Neutrophil count increased

2 (17)

0

0

0

White blood cell count increased

1 (8)

0

0

0

  1. aListed are adverse events, as defined by the World Health Organization-Adversary Reaction Terminology (WHO-ART) version 092. Data are expressed as n (%). NA denotes not applicable.
  2. bThe adverse events regarding white blood cells occurred simultaneously in one patient.