AEs occurring in ≥10% in either arm (HU or PEG), regardless of attribution
. | HU (n = 80) . | PEG (n = 82) . | ||||||
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AE . | Grade 1-2, n (%) . | Grade 3-4, n (%) . | Grade 1-2, n (%) . | Grade 3-4, n (%) . | ||||
Hematologic | ||||||||
Leukopenia* | 11 | 14 | 22 | 27 | ||||
Anemia | 14 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
Thrombocytopenia | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | ||
Neutropenia | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Lymphopenia | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Nonhematologic | ||||||||
Fatigue | 34 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 49 | 6 | 7 |
Pain in extremity | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
Headache | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | ||
Diarrhea | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | ||
Peripheral sensory neuropathy | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | ||
Nausea | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | ||||
Flu-like symptoms* | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | ||
Cough | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | ||||
Pruritus* | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | ||
Abdominal pain | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | ||
Injection site reaction* | 18 | 22 | ||||||
Constipation | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Dizziness | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | ||||
Hyperglycemia | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Dyspnea | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ||
Back pain | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Upper respiratory infection | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | ||||
Alanine aminotransferase increased* | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Mucositis, oral* | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Urinary tract infection | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||
Rash, maculopapular | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
Blurred vision | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | ||||
Depression* | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | ||||
Hypertension | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Edema, limbs | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Anorexia* | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
. | HU (n = 80) . | PEG (n = 82) . | ||||||
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AE . | Grade 1-2, n (%) . | Grade 3-4, n (%) . | Grade 1-2, n (%) . | Grade 3-4, n (%) . | ||||
Hematologic | ||||||||
Leukopenia* | 11 | 14 | 22 | 27 | ||||
Anemia | 14 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
Thrombocytopenia | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | ||
Neutropenia | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Lymphopenia | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Nonhematologic | ||||||||
Fatigue | 34 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 49 | 6 | 7 |
Pain in extremity | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
Headache | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | ||
Diarrhea | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | ||
Peripheral sensory neuropathy | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | ||
Nausea | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | ||||
Flu-like symptoms* | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | ||
Cough | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | ||||
Pruritus* | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | ||
Abdominal pain | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | ||
Injection site reaction* | 18 | 22 | ||||||
Constipation | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Dizziness | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | ||||
Hyperglycemia | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Dyspnea | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ||
Back pain | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Upper respiratory infection | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | ||||
Alanine aminotransferase increased* | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Mucositis, oral* | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Urinary tract infection | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||
Rash, maculopapular | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
Blurred vision | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | ||||
Depression* | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | ||||
Hypertension | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Edema, limbs | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Anorexia* | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
P < .05 for comparison of AEs (all grades combined) between arms.