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Adverse events occurring in ≥ 10%a of patients9

 
Event Neulasta® (n = 467) Placebo (n = 461)
Alopecia 48% 47%
Bone painb 31% 26%
Diarrhea 29% 28%
Pyrexia
(not including febrile neutropenia)
23% 22%
Myalgia 21% 18%
Headache 16% 14%
Arthralgia 16% 13%
Vomiting 13% 11%
Asthenia 13% 11%
Peripheral edema 12% 10%
Constipation 10% 6%

— Adapted from
Neulasta® PI.

aEvents occurring in ≥ 10% of Neulasta®-treated patients and at a higher incidence as compared to placebo-treated patients.
bBone pain is limited to the specified adverse event term, "bone pain."

 
 

Based on a composite analysis using multiple, related adverse event terms to describe bone pain resulted in incidence of mild-to-moderate bone pain of 57% vs 50% in Neulasta®-treated patients and in placebo-treated patients respectively.