Table 2.

The number and proportion of grade 3 or greater AEs based on treatment phase

Number of events (number of patients)Induction (n, %)Maintenance (n, %)Follow-up (n, %)
Grade ≥3 AEs  
N = 248 (156) 163 (66) 33 (13) 52 (21) 
Serious and treatment related, 89 (70) 56 of 163 (34) 18 of 33 (54) 15 of 53 (28) 
Grade ≥3 infections 
n = 91 (77) 45 of 91 (49) 19 of 91 (21) 27 of 91 (30) 
Serious and treatment related, n = 40 (39) 21 of 91 (23) 12 of 91 (13) 7 of 91 (8) 
Grade 5 events (infections [n] in brackets) 
N = 91 (infections, n, in brackets) 13 71 
Causality    
Bendamustine 6 (5) 
Rituximab 1 (1) 1 (1) 
Lymphoma 31 (5) 
Unrelated 30 (10) 
Subsequent treatment NA 6 (4) 
Impact on treatment 
Dose reduction, no delay 8 of 196 (4)  
Dose reduction and delay 17 of 196 (9)  
Treatment stopped 43 of 196 (22)  
Number of events (number of patients)Induction (n, %)Maintenance (n, %)Follow-up (n, %)
Grade ≥3 AEs  
N = 248 (156) 163 (66) 33 (13) 52 (21) 
Serious and treatment related, 89 (70) 56 of 163 (34) 18 of 33 (54) 15 of 53 (28) 
Grade ≥3 infections 
n = 91 (77) 45 of 91 (49) 19 of 91 (21) 27 of 91 (30) 
Serious and treatment related, n = 40 (39) 21 of 91 (23) 12 of 91 (13) 7 of 91 (8) 
Grade 5 events (infections [n] in brackets) 
N = 91 (infections, n, in brackets) 13 71 
Causality    
Bendamustine 6 (5) 
Rituximab 1 (1) 1 (1) 
Lymphoma 31 (5) 
Unrelated 30 (10) 
Subsequent treatment NA 6 (4) 
Impact on treatment 
Dose reduction, no delay 8 of 196 (4)  
Dose reduction and delay 17 of 196 (9)  
Treatment stopped 43 of 196 (22)  

AEs of grade 3, 4, and 5 indicate severe, life-threatening, and fatal AEs.

SAEs include fatal or life-threating events, or events that caused (prolonged) hospital admission or substantial disability.