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Table 5 Adverse effects of MM-398.

From: Cancer nanomedicine: a review of recent success in drug delivery

 

Nanoliposomal irinotecan plus fluorouracil and folinic acid combination therapy (n = 117)

Nanoliposomal irinotecan monotherapy (n = 147)

Fluorouracil and folinic acid control (n = 134)

Any grade

Grades 3–4

Any grade

Grades 3–4

Any grade

Grades 3–4

Diarrhoea

69 (59%)

15 (13%)

103 (70%)

31 (21%)

35 (26%)

6 (4%)

Vomiting

61 (52%)

13 (11%)

80 (54%)

20 (14%)

35 (26%)

4 (3%)

Nausea

60 (51%)

9 (8%)

89 (61%)

8 (5%)

46 (34%)

4 (3%)

Decreased appetite

52 (44%)

5 (4%)

72 (49%)

13 (19%)

43 (32%)

3 (2%)

Fatigue

47 (40%)

16 (14%)

54 (37%)

9 (6%)

37 (28%)

5 (4%)

Neutropenia*

46 (39%)

32 (27%)

37 (25%)

22 (15%)

7 (5%)

2 (1%)

Anaemia

44 (38%)

11 (9%)

48 (33%)

16 (11%)

31 (23%)

9 (7%)

Hypokalemia

14 (12%)

4 (3%)

32 (22%)

17 (12%)

12 (9%)

3 (2%)

  1. Data are number of patients (%). The table shows grade 3 and 4 adverse events reported in ≥ 5% of patients whose treatment included nanoliposomal irinotecan with ≥ 2% incidence versus fluorouracil and folinic acid
  2. * Includes agranulocytosis, febrile neutropenia, granulocytopenia, neutropenia, neutropenic sepsis, decreased neutrophil count, and pancytopenia