Table 5.

Incidence of adverse events reported in all donor cycles

Placebo
n = 70
All PEG-rHuMGDF
n = 46
PEG-rHuMGDF
1.0 μg/kg/d
n = 23
PEG-rHuMGDF
3.0 μg/kg/d
n = 23
No. of adverse events reported in any donor cycle (%) 28  (40) 18  (39) 7  (30) 11  (48)  
Specific adverse events reported in at least 4% of all cycles, no. (%)     
 Headache 5  (7) 8  (17) 2  (9) 6  (26)  
 Paresthesia 6  (9) 2  (4) 0  (0) 2  (9)  
 Gastrointestinal (nausea, diarrhea, pain) 5  (7) 3  (7) 1  (4) 2  (9)  
 Apheresis access problems 4  (6) 2  (4) 1  (4) 1  (4)  
 Upper respiratory tract congestion 3  (4) 2  (4) 2  (9) 0  (0)  
 Upper respiratory infection 4  (6) 1  (2) 1  (4) 0  (0)  
 Apheresis access site ecchymosis 4  (6) 1  (2) 0  (0) 1  (4) 
Placebo
n = 70
All PEG-rHuMGDF
n = 46
PEG-rHuMGDF
1.0 μg/kg/d
n = 23
PEG-rHuMGDF
3.0 μg/kg/d
n = 23
No. of adverse events reported in any donor cycle (%) 28  (40) 18  (39) 7  (30) 11  (48)  
Specific adverse events reported in at least 4% of all cycles, no. (%)     
 Headache 5  (7) 8  (17) 2  (9) 6  (26)  
 Paresthesia 6  (9) 2  (4) 0  (0) 2  (9)  
 Gastrointestinal (nausea, diarrhea, pain) 5  (7) 3  (7) 1  (4) 2  (9)  
 Apheresis access problems 4  (6) 2  (4) 1  (4) 1  (4)  
 Upper respiratory tract congestion 3  (4) 2  (4) 2  (9) 0  (0)  
 Upper respiratory infection 4  (6) 1  (2) 1  (4) 0  (0)  
 Apheresis access site ecchymosis 4  (6) 1  (2) 0  (0) 1  (4)