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Table 2 ICON8 serious adverse events mapped to already-reported adverse events

From: Overlap between adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs): a case study of a phase III cancer clinical trial

Event classification

Total SAEs

Not matched to AE

Matched to AE

Vomiting

143

68 (48%)

75 (52%)

Diarrhoea

77

35 (46%)

42 (55%)

Nausea

68

25 (37%)

43 (63%)

Febrile neutropenia

65

31 (48%)

34 (52%)

Thromboembolic event

52

24 (46%)

28 (54%)

Fatigue

41

8 (20%)

33 (81%)

Constipation

41

8 (20%)

33 (81%)

Neutrophil count decreased

33

10 (30%)

23 (70%)

Anaemia

32

4 (13%)

28 (88%)

Pain

29

13 (45%)

16 (55%)

Rash

15

7 (47%)

8 (53%)

Dehydration

15

10 (67%)

5 (33%)

Allergic reaction

14

5 (36%)

9 (64%)

Anorexia

11

2 (18%)

9 (82%)

Platelet count decreased

10

2 (20%)

8 (80%)

Peripheral sensory neuropathy

5

1 (20%)

4 (80%)

ALT or AST elevation

4

2 (50%)

2 (50%)

Creatinine increased

2

0 (0%)

2 (100%)

Myalgia

2

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

Weight loss

2

0 (0%)

2 (100%)

White blood cell decreased

2

0 (0%)

2 (100%)

Myocardial infarction

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

Peripheral motor neuropathy

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

Hypokalaemia

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

Arrhythmia

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

Muscle weakness

1

0 (0%)

1 (100%)

Total

668

260 (39%)

408 (61%)