Adverse events in 91 treated patients over 48 weeks
50 mg once per day | 100 mg two times per day | Total | |
Patients, n | 46 | 45 | 91 |
AEs reported in ≥10% of patients in either dose group, n (%)* | |||
Cough | 11 (23.9) | 14 (31.1) | 25 (27.5) |
Rash† | 6 (13.0) | 8 (17.8) | 14 (15.4) |
Dyspnoea | 6 (13.0) | 7 (15.6) | 13 (14.3) |
Nausea | 5 (10.9) | 5 (11.1) | 10 (11.0) |
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis‡ | 6 (13.0) | 3 (6.7) | 9 (9.9) |
Fatigue | 3 (6.5) | 5 (11.1) | 8 (8.8) |
Lower respiratory tract infection | 2 (4.3) | 6 (13.3) | 8 (8.8) |
Upper respiratory tract infection | 1 (2.2) | 7 (15.6) | 8 (8.8) |
SAEs, n (%)* | |||
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis‡ | 1 (2.2) | 2 (4.4) | 3 (3.3) |
Dyspnoea | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Haemoptysis | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Cardiac failure | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Pneumothorax | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Pulmonary embolism | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Pneumonia | 1 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) |
Bacteraemia | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Campylobacter infection | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Cellulitis | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Infectious pleural effusion | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Lower respiratory tract infection | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Lower respiratory tract infection viral | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Parainfluenzae virus infection | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Septic embolus | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Lung adenocarcinoma stage I | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Prostate cancer | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Cerebral infarction | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Embolic stroke | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Chest discomfort | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Musculoskeletal chest pain | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
*n (%) for AEs and SAEs are frequency (percentage) of patients with the event reported.
†Rash includes the following preferred terms: rash, rash macular, rash papular, rash erythematous and rash pruritic.
‡The idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) preferred term includes progression, deterioration, exacerbation and worsening of IPF.
AEs, adverse events; SAEs, serious adverse events.