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Table 1 Adverse events for patients enrolled on the phase 1 trial

From: First-in-human evaluation of memory-like NK cells with an IL-15 super-agonist and CTLA-4 blockade in advanced head and neck cancer

Event term

Number of patients (%) N = 11ǂ

Grade 3–5 AEs* regardless of attribution

11 (100%)

AEs leading to treatment discontinuation

1 (9%)

TRAEs** leading to death

1 (9%)

TRAEs at a frequency > 20% or any grade 3–5

All

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Respiratory disorder, infection

1 (9%)

0

0

1 (9%)

Anemia

10 (91%)

10 (91%)

0

0

Decreased platelet count

8 (73%)

3 (27%)

2 (18%)

0

Nausea

8 (73%)

1 (9%)

0

0

Constipation

7 (64%)

0

0

0

Fatigue

7 (64%)

0

0

0

Decreased neutrophil count

6 (55%)

2 (18%)

3 (27%)

0

Decreased lymphocyte count

6 (55%)

0

5 (45%)

0

Fever

6 (55%)

0

0

0

Hypoalbuminemia

6 (55%)

0

0

0

Hypertension

5 (45%)

3 (27%)

0

0

Anorexia

5 (45%)

2 (18%)

0

0

Dyspnea

5 (45%)

1 (9%)

0

0

Decreased white cell count

5 (45%)

0

5 (45%)

0

Cytokine release syndrome

5 (45%)

0

0

0

Diarrhea

5 (45%)

0

0

0

Vomiting

5 (45%)

0

0

0

Dysphagia

4 (36%)

2 (18%)

0

0

Hypothyroidism

4 (36%)

0

0

0

Elevated alkaline phosphatase

4 (36%)

0

0

0

Elevated aspartate aminotransferase

4 (36%)

0

0

0

Hyperglycemia

4 (36%)

0

0

0

Hypophosphatemia

4 (36%)

0

0

0

Hypotension

4 (36%)

0

0

0

Febrile neutropenia

3 (27%)

3 (27%)

0

0

Hypoxemia

3 (27%)

3 (27%)

0

0

Dry mouth

3 (27%)

0

0

0

Hyponatremia

3 (27%)

0

0

0

Generalized pain

3 (27%)

0

0

0

Sinus tachycardia

3 (27%)

0

0

0

Cough

3 (27%)

0

0

0

Acute kidney injury

2 (18%)

1 (9%)

0

0

Back pain

1 (9%)

1 (9%)

0

0

Facial edema

1 (9%)

1 (9%)

0

0

Oral mucositis

1 (9%)

1 (9%)

0

0

Tumor bleeding

1 (9%)

1 (9%)

0

0

  1. ǂN = 11 patients who were enrolled on the study and started lymphodepleting chemotherapy, but only 10 patients received CIML NK cells because one patient had evidence of disease progression during lymphodepletion. The table shows percentages calculated out of a total of 11 enrolled patients
  2. *AE: adverse events, **TRAE: treatment-related adverse events, ǂgrading by CTCAE v5.0 criteria