Table 2

Adverse events possibly, probably, and definitely attributed to imatinib

Imatinib 200 mg daily
Imatinib 400 mg daily
Grade 1
Grade 2 or 3*
Grade 1
Grades 2-5**
Adverse eventPrevalenceAdverse eventPrevalenceAdverse eventPrevalenceAdverse eventPrevalence
Nausea 8/15 LFT elevation 2/15 Muscle cramping 3/12 Diarrhea 2/12 
Edema 6/15 Diarrhea 1/15 Diarrhea 2/12 Fatigue 2/12 
Confusion 4/15 Edema 1/15 Edema 2/12 Muscle cramping 2/12 
Diarrhea 4/15 Fatigue 1/15 Fatigue 2/12 Hypertension 1/12 
LFT elevation 4/15 Thrombosis/vessel injury 1/15 Nausea 2/12 LFT 1/12 
Fatigue 3/15 *No grade 4 or 5 toxicities observed at 200 mg daily  Anemia 1/12 Pulmonary infiltrates 1/12 
Myalgia 3/15   Fever 1/12 Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia 1/12 
Flatulence 2/15   Flatulence 1/12 Tachycardia 1/12 
Erythema 1/15   Joint soreness 1/12 H1N1 1/12 
Headache 1/15   LFT 1/12 Nausea 1/12 
Heartburn 1/15   Thrombocytopenia 1/12 Slow wound healing 1/12 
Neutropenia 1/15   Vomiting 1/12 **No grade 4 toxicities observed at 400 mg daily  
Thrombocytopenia 1/15   Weight loss 1/12 
Weight loss 1/15       
Imatinib 200 mg daily
Imatinib 400 mg daily
Grade 1
Grade 2 or 3*
Grade 1
Grades 2-5**
Adverse eventPrevalenceAdverse eventPrevalenceAdverse eventPrevalenceAdverse eventPrevalence
Nausea 8/15 LFT elevation 2/15 Muscle cramping 3/12 Diarrhea 2/12 
Edema 6/15 Diarrhea 1/15 Diarrhea 2/12 Fatigue 2/12 
Confusion 4/15 Edema 1/15 Edema 2/12 Muscle cramping 2/12 
Diarrhea 4/15 Fatigue 1/15 Fatigue 2/12 Hypertension 1/12 
LFT elevation 4/15 Thrombosis/vessel injury 1/15 Nausea 2/12 LFT 1/12 
Fatigue 3/15 *No grade 4 or 5 toxicities observed at 200 mg daily  Anemia 1/12 Pulmonary infiltrates 1/12 
Myalgia 3/15   Fever 1/12 Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia 1/12 
Flatulence 2/15   Flatulence 1/12 Tachycardia 1/12 
Erythema 1/15   Joint soreness 1/12 H1N1 1/12 
Headache 1/15   LFT 1/12 Nausea 1/12 
Heartburn 1/15   Thrombocytopenia 1/12 Slow wound healing 1/12 
Neutropenia 1/15   Vomiting 1/12 **No grade 4 toxicities observed at 400 mg daily  
Thrombocytopenia 1/15   Weight loss 1/12 
Weight loss 1/15       
*

No grade 4 or 5 toxicities observed at 200 mg daily

**

No grade 4 toxicities observed at 400 mg daily

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