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Table 4 Summary of the most commonly reported adverse events (regardless of causality and reported at any grade in ≥10 % of patients)

From: A multicenter phase 2 study of pomalidomide plus dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma: the Japanese MM-011 trial

n (%)

All patients (N = 36)

Age ≤65 years (n = 19)

Age >65 years (n = 17)

All grades

Grade ≥ 3

All grades

Grade ≥ 3

All Grades

Grade ≥ 3

Patients with ≥ 1 AE

36 (100.0)

31 (86.1)

19 (100.0)

16 (84.2)

17 (100.0)

15 (88.2)

Neutropenia

26 (72.2)

23 (63.9)

16 (84.2)

14 (73.7)

10 (58.8)

9 (52.9)

Anemia

17 (47.2)

15 (41.7)

9 (47.4)

8 (42.1)

8 (47.1)

7 (41.2)

Thrombocytopenia

17 (47.2)

11 (30.6)

11 (57.9)

6 (31.6)

6 (35.3)

5 (29.4)

Pyrexia

9 (25.0)

0

5 (26.3)

0

4 (23.5)

0

Constipation

8 (22.2)

2 (5.6)

6 (31.6)

1 (5.3)

2 (11.8)

1 (5.9)

Nasopharyngitis

8 (22.2)

0

2 (10.5)

0

6 (35.3)

0

Lymphopenia

7 (19.4)

6 (16.7)

4 (21.1)

3 (15.8)

3 (17.6)

3 (17.6)

Diarrhea

7 (19.4)

0

5 (26.3)

0

2 (11.8)

0

Nausea

7 (19.4)

0

4 (21.1)

0

3 (17.6)

0

Leukopenia

6 (16.7)

4 (11.1)

3 (15.8)

2 (10.5)

3 (17.6)

2 (11.8)

Peripheral edema

6 (16.7)

0

2 (10.5)

0

4 (23.5)

0

Rash

6 (16.7)

0

4 (21.1)

0

2 (11.8)

0

Insomnia

6 (16.7)

0

2 (10.5)

0

4 (23.5)

0

Pneumonia

5 (13.9)

3 (8.3)

1 (5.3)

0

4 (23.5)

3 (17.6)

Decreased appetite

5 (13.9)

3 (8.3)

2 (10.5)

1 (5.3)

3 (17.6)

2 (11.8)

Malaise

5 (13.9)

0

4 (21.1)

0

1 (5.9)

0

Dysgeusia

5 (13.9)

0

2 (10.5)

0

3 (17.6)

0

Hypoxia

4 (11.1)

1 (2.8)

3 (15.8)

1 (5.3)

1 (5.9)

0

Epistaxis

4 (11.1)

0

2 (10.5)

0

2 (11.8)

0

Upper respiratory tract infection

4 (11.1)

0

2 (10.5)

0

2 (11.8)

0

  1. AE adverse event