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Table 4 Treatment-related adverse events

From: Real-world outcomes of third-line immune checkpoint inhibitors versus irinotecan-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer: a Korean, multicenter study (KCSG ST22-06)

Toxicity

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (n = 127)

Irinotecan-based chemotherapy (n = 233)

 

No. of patients (%)

No. of patients (%)

 
 

Any grade

G3-4

Any grade

G3-4

P-value for

any grade/G3-4 AE

Hematologic

     

 Neutropenia

5 (3.9)

2 (1.6)

85 (36.5)

47 (20.2)

< 0.001/<0.001

 Febrile neutropenia

-

-

5 (2.1)

5 (2.1)

0.166/0.166

 Anemia

77 (60.6)

15 (11.8)

166 (71.2)

51 (21.9)

0.040/0.018

 Thrombocytopenia

17 (13.4)

7 (5.5)

51 (21.9)

12 (5.2)

0.049/0.883

Non-hematologic

     

 Nausea

7 (5.5)

1 (0.8)

45 (19.4)

18 (7.8)

< 0.001/0.005

 Vomiting

11 (8.7)

5 (3.9)

32 (13.7)

11 (4.7)

0.156/0.730

 Mucositis

1 (0.8)

-

7 (3.0)

1 (0.4)

0.173/0.999

 Diarrhea

6 (4.7)

1 (0.8)

29 (12.4)

8 (3.4)

0.018/0.168

 Fatigue

22 (17.3)

3 (2.4)

45 (19.3)

4 (1.7)

0.643/0.701

 AST/ALT elevation

24 (18.9)

3 (2.4)

37 (15.9)

5 (2.1)

0.466/0.999

 Hypothyroidism

4 (3.1)

1 (0.8)

-

-

 

 Adrenal insufficiency

2 (1.6)

-

-

-

 
  1. Abbreviations: AST/ALT, Aspartate Aminotransferase/Alanine Aminotransferase; AE, adverse events