Adverse Events | Frequency | Definitely or Probably Related to MTX | Adverse Events Severity | MTX Held | MTX Stopped | SAE Frequency | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||||||
Fatigue | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Hair loss/alopecia | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nausea | 40 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
Vomiting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Diarrhea | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Abdominal/GI upset | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Mouth ulcer/cold sores | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Sore throat | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Cough | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chest infection | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
LRTI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Shortness of breath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fever | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
UTI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Infection, other | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Headache/migraine | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Mood disturbance/irritability | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Liver abnormalities | 30 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
Anemia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neutropenia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MTX: methotrexate; SAE: serious adverse event; GI: gastrointestinal; LRTI: lower respiratory tract infection; UTI: urinary tract infection.