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Table 3 New signal strength of partial preferred terms (PTs) of pertuzumab from FAERS database

From: A disproportionality analysis of adverse events associated to pertuzumab in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)

System Organ Class (SOC)

Preferred Terms (PTs)

Cases Reporting PTs

ROR

PRR (χ2)

IC (IC025)

EBGM

(EBGM05)

Blood and lymphatic system disorders

Myelosuppression*

305

86.09 (76.72–96.59)

84.32 (16461.01)

6.35 (5.66)a

81.77 (74.26)

Haematotoxicity*

8

3.89 (1.95–7.79)

3.89 (6.40)

1.96 (0.98)

3.89 (2.18)

Cardiac disorders

Cardiotoxicity*

70

35.04 (27.66–44.38)

34.88 (837.72)

5.11 (4.03) a

34.44 (28.26)

Cardiac dysfunction*

27

34.95 (23.90-51.11)

34.89 (124.62)

5.11 (3.49) a

34.45 (25.07)

Left ventricular dysfunction

27

17.27 (11.83–25.23)

17.24 (117.22)

4.10 (2.81)b

17.14 (12.48)

Ventricular hypokinesia

8

12.39 (6.18–24.81)

12.38 (9.80)

3.62 (1.81) b

12.33 (6.89)

Cardiomyopathy*

22

6.98 (4.59–10.60)

6.97 (64.34)

2.80 (1.84) b

6.95 (4.90)

Mitral valve incompetence*

9

4.38 (2.28–8.42)

4.38 (8.74)

2.13 (1.11)

4.37 (2.53)

Sinus tachycardia*

10

3.44 (1.85–6.40)

3.44 (9.11)

1.78 (0.96)

3.43 (2.04)

Tachycardia*

65

3.33 (2.61–4.25)

3.32 (374.13)

1.73 (1.36)

3.32 (2.70)

Gastrointestinal disorders

Enterocolitis infectious*

6

29.56 (13.22–66.11)

29.55 (6.09)

4.87 (2.18) b

29.24 (14.91)

Enterocolitis*

11

8.58 (4.75–15.51)

8.58 (17.11)

3.10 (1.71) b

8.55 (5.21)

Intestinal perforation*

10

3.87 (2.08–7.20)

3.87 (9.97)

1.95 (1.05)

3.87 (2.30)

Colitis*

27

3.15 (2.16–4.60)

3.15 (61.50)

1.65 (1.13)

3.14 (2.29)

Haemorrhoids*

15

3.09 (1.86–5.13)

3.09 (18.64)

1.63 (0.98)

3.09 (2.02)

General disorders and administration site conditions

Device related thrombosis*

5

19.48 (8.08–46.97)

19.48 (4.08)

4.27 (1.77) b

19.34 (9.26)

Mucosal disorder*

5

19.26 (7.99–46.42)

19.25 (4.07)

4.26 (1.77) b

19.12 (9.16)

Hyperpyrexia

14

16.56 (9.79–28.01)

16.54 (31.35)

4.04 (2.39) b

16.45 (10.59)

Performance status decreased*

11

10.92 (6.04–19.75)

10.92 (18.09)

3.44 (1.90) b

10.88 (6.63)

Temperature intolerance*

12

4.91 (2.79–8.65)

4.91 (16.54)

2.29 (1.30)

4.90 (3.05)

Hepatobiliary disorders

Hepatic lesion*

6

5.99 (2.69–13.34)

5.98 (4.52)

2.58 (1.16)

5.97 (3.05)

Immune system disorders

Neutropenic sepsis

20

11.75 (7.57–18.23)

11.73 (60.65)

3.55 (2.29) b

11.69 (8.09)

Erysipelas*

13

10.51 (6.10-18.13)

10.51 (25.07)

3.39 (1.96) b

10.47 (6.64)

Paronychia

10

9.81 (5.27–18.26)

9.80 (14.61)

3.29 (1.77) b

9.77 (5.81)

Subcutaneous abscess*

9

7.52 (3.91–14.46)

7.51 (11.03)

2.91 (1.51) b

7.49 (4.33)

Rash pustular*

11

6.29 (3.48–11.37)

6.29 (15.50)

2.65 (1.47)

6.27 (3.82)

Anaphylactic shock

28

5.40 (3.72–7.82)

5.39 (94.26)

2.43 (1.68) b

5.38 (3.94)

Cellulitis*

48

3.83 (2.89–5.09)

3.82 (227.82)

1.93 (1.46)

3.82 (3.01)

Gastroenteritis*

12

3.67 (2.08–6.46)

3.67 (13.80)

1.87 (1.06)

3.66 (2.28)

Injury, poisoning and procedural complications

Radiation necrosis*

5

47.26 (19.52-114.45)

47.24 (4.34)

5.54 (2.29) b

46.44 (22.16)

Radiation skin injury

6

22.37 (10.01–49.97)

22.36 (5.95)

4.47 (2.00) b

22.18 (11.32)

Investigations

Carbohydrate antigen 15 − 3 increased*

6

36.77 (16.42–82.31)

36.75 (6.17)

5.18 (2.31) b

36.27 (18.48)

Mean platelet volume decreased*

7

36.31 (17.22–76.55)

36.29 (8.40)

5.16 (2.45) b

35.81 (19.19)

Ejection fraction decreased

109

31.58 (26.13–38.17)

31.35 (2017.95)

4.95 (4.10) a

31.00 (26.45)

Echocardiogram abnormal*

5

18.64 (7.73–44.93)

18.63 (4.06)

4.21 (1.75) b

18.51 (8.87)

Red cell increased

12

11.85 (6.72–20.89)

11.84 (21.87)

3.56 (2.02) b

11.79 (7.33)

Pulse absent*

8

9.02 (4.51–18.06)

9.02 (9.17)

3.17 (1.58) b

8.99 (5.03)

Blood magnesium decreased*

13

6.42 (3.72–11.06)

6.41 (21.82)

2.68 (1.55) b

6.40 (4.06)

SARS-CoV-2 test positive*

15

3.98 (2.40–6.60)

3.97 (22.83)

1.99 (1.20)

3.97 (2.60)

Metabolism and nutrition disorders

Dehydration*

127

4.21 (3.54–5.02)

4.19 (1696.31)

2.06 (1.73) b

4.18 (3.61)

Hypomagnesaemia*

12

3.93 (2.23–6.93)

3.93 (14.51)

1.97 (1.12)

3.93 (2.44)

Nervous system disorders

Polyneuropathy*

24

9.06 (6.07–13.53)

9.05 (82.58)

3.17 (2.12)

9.02 (6.45)

Intracranial pressure increased*

6

4.87 (2.18–10.84)

4.86 (4.12)

2.28 (1.02)

4.86 (2.48)

Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders

Nasal ulcer*

6

14.95 (6.70-33.35)

14.94 (5.68)

3.89 (1.75) b

14.86 (7.59)

Interstitial lung disease*

136

12.78 (10.79–15.13)

12.67 (2844.95)

3.66 (3.09) a

12.61 (10.95)

Pneumonitis*

52

8.54 (6.50-11.22)

8.52 (381.76)

3.09 (2.35) b

8.49 (6.76)

Lung infiltration*

13

7.85 (4.55–13.54)

7.85 (23.31)

2.97 (1.72) b

7.83 (4.96)

Bronchospasm*

23

7.36 (4.88–11.08)

7.35 (71.54)

2.87 (1.91) b

7.33 (5.20)

Pulmonary hypertension*

16

3.23 (1.98–5.28)

3.23 (22.11)

1.69 (1.03)

3.23 (2.14)

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

Onychomadesis*

21

26.77 (17.41–41.16)

26.74 (74.04)

4.73 (3.07) a

26.48 (18.48)

Dermatitis acneiform*

20

14.86 (9.57–23.06)

14.84 (63.04)

3.88 (2.50) b

14.76 (10.22)

Nail discolouration*

10

10.13 (5.44–18.85)

10.12 (14.72)

3.33 (1.79)

10.09 (6.00)

Vascular disorders

Cyanosis*

15

4.85 (2.92–8.06)

4.85 (25.70)

2.28 (1.37)

4.84 (3.17)

Lymphoedema*

14

8.39 (4.96–14.18)

8.38 (27.55)

3.06 (1.81) b

8.36 (5.39)

Circulatory collapse*

13

3.49 (2.02–6.01)

3.48 (15.57)

1.80 (1.04)

3.48 (2.21)

  1. ROR Reporting odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, PRR Proportional reporting ratio, χ Chi-squared, IC Information component, IC025 The lower limit of 95% CI of the IC, EBGM Empirical Bayesian geometric mean, EBGM05 The lower limit of 95% CI of EBGM
  2. *Emerging findings of pertuzumab associated PTs from FAERS database; a: IC025 > 3.0, it indicates a strong signal; b: 1.5 < IC025 ≤ 3.0, it indicates a medium intensity signal