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Table 4 Overall summary of AEs (safety population)

From: A randomized placebo-controlled trial of delayed-release dimethyl fumarate in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis from East Asia and other countries

 

ITT

East Asian subgroup

Japanese subgroup

Eastern European subgroup

AE, n (%)

Placebo

n = 113

DMFa

n = 111

Placebo

n = 72

DMFa

n = 70

Placebo

n = 58

DMFa

n = 56

Placebo

n = 41

DMFa

n = 41

Any AE

87 (77)

96 (86)

61 (85)

64 (91)

49 (84)

53 (95)

26 (63)

32 (78)

 Mild

50 (44)

58 (52)

31 (43)

38 (54)

22 (38)

29 (52)

  

 Moderate

35 (31)

32 (29)

28 (39)

24 (34)

26 (45)

22 (39)

  

 Severe

2 (2)

6 (5)

2 (3)

2 (3)

1 (2)

2 (4)

0

4 (10)

Most frequently reported AEsb

 Nasopharyngitis

28 (25)

26 (23)

23 (32)

24 (34)

22 (38)

21 (38)

5 (12)

2 (5)

 MS relapse

35 (31)

25 (23)

30 (42)

18 (26)

27 (47)

16 (29)

5 (12)

7 (17)

 Flushing

9 (8)

24 (22)

5 (7)

10 (14)

2 (3)

8 (14)

4 (10)

14 (34)

 Diarrhea

6 (5)

11 (10)

5 (7)

9 (13)

5 (9)

8 (14)

1 (2)

2 (5)

 Nausea

6 (5)

11 (10)

4 (6)

8 (11)

4 (7)

6 (11)

2 (5)

3 (7)

 Abdominal pain

0

8 (7)

0

4 (6)

0

4 (7)

0

4 (10)

 Pruritus

2 (2)

8 (7)

2 (3)

8 (11)

2 (3)

6 (11)

0

0

 ALT increased

2 (2)

7 (6)

2 (3)

6 (9)

2 (3)

6 (11)

1 (2)

2 (5)

 Hot flush

1 (< 1)

7 (6)

1 (1)

6 (9)

1 (2)

6 (11)

0

1 (2)

 Abdominal pain upper

6 (5)

5 (5)

5 (7)

3 (4)

4 (7)

3 (5)

1 (2)

2 (5)

 Upper respiratory tract infection

11 (10)

5 (5)

< 5%

< 5%

< 5%

< 5%

8 (20)

4 (10)

 Tonsillitis

2 (2)

1 (< 1)

0

0

0

0

2 (5)

1 (2)

Serious AE

16 (14)

15 (14)

14 (19)

12 (17)

11 (19)

10 (18)

2 (5)

3 (7)

AE leading to discontinuation of study treatment

2 (2)

1 (< 1)

2 (3)

1 (1)

2 (3)

1 (2)

0

0

AE of special interest

 Flushing and related symptoms

10 (9)

33 (30)

6 (8)

17 (24)

3 (5)

14 (25)

4 (10)

16 (39)

 GI tolerability AEs

18 (16)

37 (33)

13 (18)

25 (36)

11 (19)

20 (36)

5 (12)

12 (29)

 Infections (including potential opportunistic infections)

47 (42)

45 (41)

27 (38)

32 (46)

24 (41)

27 (48)

20 (49)

13 (32)

 CV disorders

1 (< 1)

4 (4)

1 (1)

2 (3)

0

2 (4)

0

2 (5)

 Potential hepatic disorders

4 (4)

10 (9)

4 (6)

9 (13)

4 (7)

9 (16)

0

1 (2)

 Renal disorders

8 (7)

6 (5)

4 (6)

2 (3)

3 (5)

2 (4)

4 (10)

4 (10)

 Potential malignancies and malignancies

1 (< 1)

0

1 (1)

0

1 (2)

0

0

0

  1. Abbreviations: AE adverse event, ITT intention-to-treat, MS multiple sclerosis, ALT alanine aminotransferase, GI gastrointestinal, CV cardiovascular
  2. aDMF, delayed-release DMF
  3. bIncidence ≥5% in ITT placebo and/or DMF group; presented in order of frequency in the ITT DMF group