Table 3 Signal strength of top 20 sonidegib-associated AEs at the preferred term (PT) level in FAERS database. The unexpected AEs are marked with bold font and asterisks. ROR, reporting odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PRR, proportional reporting ratio; χ2, chi-squared; IC, information component; IC025, the lower limit of 95% CI of the IC; EBGM, empirical bayesian geometric mean; EBGM05, the lower limit of 95% CI of EBGM.

From: Disproportionality analysis comparing safety profiles of sonidegib and vismodegib based on the FAERS database

sonidegib

SOC

PT

Case Reports

ROR

(95% CI)

PRR(95% CI)

χ2

IC(IC025)

EBGM

(EBGM05)

musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

muscle spasms

127

18.61(15.56, 22.26)

17.66(14.8, 21.07)

1999.9

4.14(3.88)

17.64(15.19)

skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

alopecia

72

8.05(6.37, 10.18)

7.84(6.2, 9.92)

430.99

2.97(2.63)

7.83(6.44)

surgical and medical procedures

therapy cessation*

50

19.02(14.37, 25.17)

18.63(14.16, 4.51)

834.25

4.22(3.82)

18.61(14.72)

nervous system disorders

ageusia

42

46.3(34.11, 62.85)

45.49(33.9, 61.04)

1822.93

5.5(5.07)

45.36(35.13)

injury, poisoning and procedural complications

product dose omission issue*

41

3.25(2.39, 4.43)

3.21(2.39, 4.31)

62.88

1.68(1.24)

3.21(2.48)

metabolism and nutrition disorders

decreased appetite

39

4.16(3.03, 5.7)

4.1(3, 5.61)

91.89

2.04(1.59)

4.1(3.15)

investigations

blood creatine phosphokinase increased

39

48.53(35.35, 66.63)

47.75(34.9, 65.34)

1779.98

5.57(5.12)

47.6(36.51)

investigations

weight decreased

38

3.49(2.53, 4.8)

3.45(2.52, 4.72)

66.24

1.78(1.33)

3.44(2.63)

musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

myalgia

37

5.96(4.3, 8.24)

5.88(4.3, 8.05)

150.12

2.55(2.09)

5.88(4.48)

nervous system disorders

dysgeusia

33

12.13(8.6, 17.11)

11.98(8.59, 16.72)

332.17

3.58(3.09)

11.97(8.98)

surgical and medical procedures

therapy interrupted*

28

9.09(6.26, 13.2)

9(6.2, 13.06)

199.2

3.17(2.64)

8.99(6.58)

general disorders and administration site conditions

disease progression

25

5.47(3.69, 8.11)

5.42(3.66, 8.02)

90.21

2.44(1.88)

5.42(3.89)

musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

muscular weakness

21

5.06(3.29, 7.78)

5.02(3.26, 7.73)

67.78

2.33(1.72)

5.02(3.51)

neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)

malignant neoplasm progression

19

4.33(2.75, 6.79)

4.3(2.74, 6.75)

48.17

2.1(1.47)

4.3(2.95)

nervous system disorders

taste disorder

19

19.51(12.42, 30.65)

19.36(12.33, 30.39)

330.57

4.27(3.64)

19.34(13.25)

blood and lymphatic system disorders

febrile neutropenia*

17

6.45(4, 10.4)

6.41(4, 10.26)

77.7

2.68(2.01)

6.41(4.3)

general disorders and administration site conditions

therapeutic product effect incomplete

15

3.94(2.37, 6.55)

3.92(2.35, 6.53)

32.74

1.97(1.26)

3.92(2.57)

investigations

blood creatinine increased

10

4.42(2.37, 8.22)

4.4(2.35, 8.24)

26.32

2.14(1.28)

4.4(2.62)

metabolism and nutrition disorders

dehydration*

9

4.02(2.09, 7.75)

4(2.09, 7.64)

20.27

2(1.1)

4(2.31)

neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)

triple negative breast cancer*

8

383.82(190.08, 775.01)

382.51(188.89, 774.61)

2970.14

8.54(7.59)

373.24(207.31)