Table 3 Summary of treatment-emergent adverse events (safety population) – Week 53 analysis

From: PF-05280014 (a trastuzumab biosimilar) plus paclitaxel compared with reference trastuzumab plus paclitaxel for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: a randomised, double-blind study

 

PF-05280014 plus paclitaxel (n = 349)

Trastuzumab-EU plus paclitaxel (n = 353)

Total (N = 702)

Number of TEAEsa

2336

2436

4772

Patients with event, n (%)

  Any TEAEs

337 (96.6)

339 (96.0)

676 (96.3)

  Grade 3 or higher TEAEs

120 (34.4)

129 (36.5)

249 (35.5)

  Serious TEAEsb

53 (15.2)

56 (15.9)

109 (15.5)

  Trastuzumab-related TEAEs

104 (29.8)

101 (28.6)

205 (29.2)

  Trastuzumab-related Grade 3 or higher TEAEs

9 (2.6)

11 (3.1)

20 (2.8)

  Trastuzumab-related serious TEAEs

5 (1.4)

5 (1.4)

10 (1.4)

  TEAEs resulting in permanent discontinuation of trastuzumab

16 (4.6)

12 (3.4)

28 (4.0)

TEAEs with incidence ≥ 10% in either treatment group,c n (%)

  Alopecia

189 (54.2)

185 (52.4)

374 (53.3)

  Anaemia

120 (34.4)

131 (37.1)

251 (35.8)

  Neutropenia

99 (28.4)

91 (25.8)

190 (27.1)

  Peripheral sensory neuropathy

93 (26.6)

83 (23.5)

176 (25.1)

  Diarrhoea

56 (16.0)

66 (18.7)

122 (17.4)

  Nausea

53 (15.2)

64 (18.1)

117 (16.7)

  Asthenia

50 (14.3)

43 (12.2)

93 (13.2)

  Fatigue

44 (12.6)

49 (13.9)

93 (13.2)

  Headache

41 (11.7)

52 (14.7)

93 (13.2)

  Leukopenia

36 (10.3)

41 (11.6)

77 (11.0)

  Arthralgia

41 (11.7)

36 (10.2)

77 (11.0)

  ALT increased

33 (9.5)

41 (11.6)

74 (10.5)

  Ejection fraction decreased

35 (10.0)

39 (11.0)

74 (10.5)

  Upper respiratory tract infection

30 (8.6)

40 (11.3)

70 (10.0)

  Oedema peripheral

24 (6.9)

43 (12.2)

67 (9.5)

  1. “Trastuzumab” refers to PF-05280014 or trastuzumab-EU.
  2. ALT alanine aminotransferase, MedDRA Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities, TEAE treatment-emergent adverse event, trastuzumab-EU reference trastuzumab sourced from the European Union
  3. aTEAE was defined as any event that occurred on or after the first dose of study treatment administration or any pre-existing event that worsened in severity after dosing. TEAE was defined through last dose of trastuzumab + 70 days. For number of TEAEs, the event of “infusion-related reaction” was counted; however, the number of associated signs and symptoms of infusion-related reactions was counted separately (data not presented)
  4. bSerious TEAE determined by investigator’s assessment of serious
  5. cTEAEs presented in descending order of frequency based on incidence in the total safety population. Patients are only counted once per treatment for each row. MedDRA (v19.1) coding dictionary applied