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Table 8 Serious adverse events by system organ class that occurred in either galcanezumab dose-groups compared with placebo during double-blind treatment

From: Safety and tolerability of monthly galcanezumab injections in patients with migraine: integrated results from migraine clinical studies

  

Galcanezumab

Placebo

N = 1451

n (%)

120 mg

N = 705

n (%)

240 mg

N = 730

n (%)

Patients with at least one SAE

14 (1.0)

12 (1.7)

11 (1.5)

Cardiac disorders

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Acute myocardial infarction

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Myocardial infarction

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Gastrointestinal disorders

3 (0.2)

4 (0.6)

1 (0.1)

 Pancreatitis acute

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

 Gastritis

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Rectal polyp

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Small intestinal obstruction

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Alcoholic pancreatitis

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Hemorrhoids

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

General disorders and administration site conditions

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Pyrexia

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

Hepatobiliary disorders

3 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Cholelithiasis

2 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Gallbladder polyp

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Infections and infestations

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

 Influenza

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

Injury, poisoning and procedural complications

1 (0.1)

2 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

 Incarcerated incisional hernia

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Ligament rupture

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Meniscus injury

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Seroma

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Foot fracture

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Rib fracture

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Road traffic accident

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Metabolism and nutrition disorders

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Hypokalemia

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Tendonitis

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Vertebral osteophyte

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified

0 (0.0)

3 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

 Adenocarcinoma of the cervix

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

 Colon cancer

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Tubular breast carcinoma

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

Nervous system disorders

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.3)

 Generalized tonic-clonic seizure

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Transient ischemic attack

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Migraine

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Psychiatric disorders

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Disorientation

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Suicide attempt

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Renal and urinary disorders

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.3)

 Bladder dysfunction

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 Nephrolithiasis

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Renal colic

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders

2 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Pulmonary embolism

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

 Epistaxis

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Vascular disorders

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Deep vein thrombosis

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. Abbreviations: N Number of patients in the analysis population, n Number of patients within each specific category, SAE Serious adverse event