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Table 2 Rates of drug-related adverse events reported in the CheckMate 025 trial and in the Italian Early Access Program of nivolumab in mRCC

From: Real-world efficacy and safety of nivolumab in previously-treated metastatic renal cell carcinoma, and association between immune-related adverse events and survival: the Italian expanded access program

 

CheckMate025

Italian EAP

Everolimus N = 397

Nivolumab N = 406

Nivolumab N = 389

Any grade

Grade ≥ 3

Any grade

Grade ≥ 3

Any grade

Grade ≥ 3

Treatment-related AEs, %

88

37

79

19

32

7

Fatigue

34

3

33

2

13

2

Pyrexia

NR

NR

NR

NR

3

0

Nausea

17

1

14

< 1

0

0

Pruritus

10

0

14

0

0

0

Diarrhea

21

1

12

1

5

1

Decreased appetite

21

1

12

< 1

1

< 1

Rash

20

1

10

< 1

9

< 1

Hypothyroidism

NR

NR

NR

NR

2

0

Hyperthyroidism

NR

NR

NR

NR

2

0

Hypophisitis

NR

NR

NR

NR

< 1

< 1

Hypertransaminasemia

NR

NR

NR

NR

1

0

Cough

19

0

9

0

0

0

Anemia

24

8

8

2

2

< 1

Dyspnea

13

< 1

7

1

3

1

Edema peripheral

14

< 1

4

0

0

0

Pneumonitis

15

3

4

1

2

< 1

Mucosal inflammation

19

3

3

0

0

0

Dysgeusia

13

0

3

0

0

0

Hyperglycemia

12

3

2

1

< 1

< 1

Stomatitis

29

4

2

0

0

0

Hypertriglyceridemia

16

4

1

0

0

0

Epistaxis

10

0

1

0

0

0

  1. Abbreviations: NR not reported, N number, AEs adverse events, EAP Early Access Program