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Table 4 SAEs during 2 years of natalizumab treatmenta

From: Outcomes of natalizumab treatment within 3 years of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis diagnosis: a prespecified 2-year interim analysis of STRIVE

n (%)

Natalizumab-treated patients (N = 222)

Patients with ≥1 SAE

13 (5.9)

Patients with ≥1 treatment-related SAE

1 (0.5)b

Patients with ≥1 SAE leading to death

1 (0.5)c

SAE by preferred termd

 Suicide attempt

2 (0.9)

 Acute kidney injury

1 (0.5)

 Anaphylactic reactione

1 (0.5)

 Bronchial obstruction

1 (0.5)

 Clostridium difficile colitis

1 (0.5)

 Conversion disorderf

1 (0.5)

 Hydronephrosis

1 (0.5)

 Hyperkalemia

1 (0.5)

 Hypotension

1 (0.5)

 Ileus

1 (0.5)

 Melanoma recurrent

1 (0.5)

 Migraine

1 (0.5)

 Overdose

1 (0.5)

 Posttraumatic headache

1 (0.5)

 Radial nerve palsy

1 (0.5)

 Respiratory failure

1 (0.5)

 Unresponsive to stimuli

1 (0.5)

 Ureterolithiasis

1 (0.5)

  1. SAE serious adverse event
  2. aSAEs with an onset date within 2 years of the first natalizumab dose are included
  3. bAnaphylactic reaction
  4. cThe cause of death was subdural hematoma and was unrelated to study treatment. The subject received only 1 dose of natalizumab. The death was reported > 3 months after the subject received natalizumab
  5. dSAE occurring while on natalizumab treatment or within 30 days of the last dose are reported. In addition to the terms listed, MS relapse was reported as an SAE for 4 patients (1.4%)
  6. eNo diagnostic test was performed to evaluate this event. The patient was transported to the emergency department and observed < 4 h but was not hospitalized for evaluation of the event. The patient was discharged and has not had an anaphylactic reaction since then
  7. fThe patient was hospitalized for > 24 h