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Table 3 Frequency of Adverse Events for First-Line AML Therapies [Source: [11]]

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of gemtuzumab ozogamicin for the treatment of de novo CD33-positive Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in Italy

Adverse event, n (%)

GO + DA

(N = 131)

DA

(N = 137)

Skin toxicity

14 (10.7)

23 (16.8)

Mucosal toxicity

21 (16.0)

9 (6.6)

Pain

19 (14.5)

5 (3.6)

Nausea, vomiting e diarrhea

22 (16.8)

14 (10.2)

Pulmonary toxicity

17 (13.0)

19 (13.9)

Cardiac rhythm disorder

5 (3.8)

4 (2.9)

Other cardiac toxicity

6 (4.6)

5 (3.6)

Central neurological toxicity

8 (6.1)

4 (2.9)

Peripheral neurological toxicity

4 (3.1)

2 (1.5)

Infections

102 (77.9)

106 (77.4)

Hemorrhage

30 (22.9)

13 (9.5)

Veno-occlusive disease

5 (3.8)

2 (1.5)

  1. AML = acute myeloid leukemia, DA = daunorubicin and cytarabine, GO = gemtuzumab ozogamicin